katabolism
Britishnoun
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- katabolic adjective
- katabolically adverb
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The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.
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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.
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The most prominent symptoms are those connected with the process of katabolism, that is, of degeneration of the tissues, as indicated by their color and texture.
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Whenever a teacher has come to the conclusion that he or she has nothing to learn from studying the work of others, anabolism has ceased and katabolism has set in.
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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.
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