| ADJECTIVE | pert | catabolic, katabolic | relating to or characterized by catabolism |
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| all | catabolic, katabolic | characterized by destructive metabolism |
| Meaning | relating to or characterized by catabolism. | |
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| Synonym | katabolic | |
| Spanish | catabólico | |
| Nouns | catabolism | breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
| Meaning | Characterized by destructive metabolism. | |
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| Synonym | katabolic | |
| Narrower | destructive-metabolic, energy-releasing | Of or relating to catabolism |
| Opposite | anabolic | Characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism |
| Spanish | catabólico | |
| Catalan | catabòlic | |
| Nouns | catabolism | breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
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