catabolic
[ kat-uh-bol-ik ]
adjectiveBiology, Physiology.
involving or stimulating the breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones as part of the process of metabolism in living organisms (opposed to anabolic): The protein catabolic rate is the rate at which proteins break down in the body.
Origin of catabolic
1Other words from catabolic
- cat·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverb
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