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Catabolism

noun
(Formerly spelled katabolism)
1.
Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy.  Synonyms: destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism.






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"Catabolism" Quotes from Famous Books



... being used. It is easily understood that by this we generate new life in the patient, so to speak, through the albumen, since it contains a large quantity of tissue building material, which in turn prevents catabolism or destruction of the organism, this as contrasted with the methods of the old regime which dooms the patient to certain death by opiates,—a course frequently resorted ...
— Valere Aude - Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration • Louis Dechmann



Words linked to "Catabolism" :   metabolic process, biological process, organic process, catabolic, dissimilation, katabolism, catabolize, katabolic, anabolism, metabolism



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