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Definition of: anabolism
(ə·nab′ə·liz′əm) noun
The phase of metabolism in which large and complex molecules are built up from smaller, simpler compounds. [<Gk. anabolē a heaping up <ana- up + bolē a stroke]
—an·a·bol·ic (an′ə·bol′ik) adjective
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