| ADJECTIVE | pert | anabolic | of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism |
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| all | anabolic | characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism |
| Sounds | ae.nahbaa'lihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism. | |
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| Spanish | anabólico | |
| Nouns | anabolism | the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy |
| Meaning | Characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism. | |
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| Example | "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily" | |
| Narrower | constructive-metabolic, energy-storing | Of or relating to anabolism |
| Opposite | catabolic, katabolic | Characterized by destructive metabolism |
| Spanish | anabólico | |
| Catalan | anabòlic | |
| Nouns | anabolism | the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy |
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