Definition of katabolism Katabolism
ka•tab•o•lism
We found 4 definitions of katabolism from 4 different sources.
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What does katabolism mean?
WordNet
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| katabolism - breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy | ||
| catabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism | ||
| biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms | ||
| metabolic process, metabolism the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- katabolism (n.)
Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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katabolism
kat-ab′ol-izm, n. (biol.) the discharging or disruptive process to which protoplasm is constantly subject—the opposite of Anabolism, the up-building, constructive process.—Also Catab′olism. [Gr. katabolē, kataballein, to throw down.]
Part of speech
🔤- katabolism, noun, singular of katabolisms.
