| Pronunciation: | | ku'tabu`lizum
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| Matching Terms: | | catabolise
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| | Definition: | | [n] breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy |
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| | Synonyms: | | destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism |
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| | Antonyms: | | anabolism, constructive metabolism |
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| | See Also: | | biological process, metabolic process, metabolism, metastasis, organic process |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The breakdown of body tissues as a source of calories. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The breaking down of complex substances into simple substances; in biochemistry, it specifically refers to the energy-producing breakdown of nutrient molecules. |
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| | Related Terms: | | assimilation, avatar, basal metabolism, catalysis, consubstantiation, displacement, heterotopia, metabolism, metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, mutant, mutated form, mutation, permutation, reincarnation, sport, transanimation, transfiguration, transfigurement, transformation, transformism, translation, translocation, transmigration, transmogrification, transmutation, transposition, transubstantiation |
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