katabolism
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Male: activity, social value of, 151; control in maternal organization, 75; katabolism of 3, 33, 35, 40; relation to nutrition, 4.
From Sex and Society by Thomas, William I.
Anabolism and katabolism are the two sides of protoplasmic life, and the major rhythms of the respective preponderance of these give the antitheses of growth and multiplication, asexual and sexual reproduction.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
It has been long known that the liver produces oxidases and that it is the site of active oxidation of mid-products of katabolism of toxins and of other toxic substances.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Alcohol, usually formed as an excretion of the yeast plant, is also found as a mid-product of tissue katabolism.
From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir
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