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Definition of: catabolism

(kə·tab′ə·liz′əm) noun Biol.
The series of changes by which living matter or protoplasm breaks down into less complex and more stable substances within a cell or organism; destructive metabolism: opposed to anabolism. Also spelled katabolism. [<Gk. katabolē destruction <kata- down + ballein throw]
—cat·a·bol·ic (kat′ə·bol′ik) adjective
—cat′a·bol′i·cal·ly adverb

Most often used phrases:

protein catabolism
purine catabolism
heme catabolism
amino acid catabolism
carbohydrate catabolism
muscle catabolism
fatty acid catabolism
biotin catabolism
catabolism schematic
glucose catabolism
catabolism breaks
isoleucine catabolism
lactose catabolism
bacterial catabolism
histidine catabolism

'catabolism' used in domains:

biocatabolism.com
fatcatabolism.com
catabolismo.com
catabolism.com

Phrases starting with the letter: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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