| NOUN | process | anabolism, constructive metabolism | 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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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | constructive metabolism | |
| Part of | metabolism, metabolic process | The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
| Broader | assimilation, absorption | The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion |
| Opposite | catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism | Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
| Spanish | anabolismo | |
| Catalan | anabolisme | |
| Adjectives | anabolic | characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism |
| anabolic | of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism | |
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