katabolism
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- katabolic adjective
- katabolically adverb
Example Sentences
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The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The former is constructive metabolism, or anabolism; the latter, destructive metabolism, or katabolism.
From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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
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.
From Craftsmanship in Teaching by Bagley, William Chandler
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.
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