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ANABOLISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
Synonyms:
anabolism; constructive metabolism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("anabolism" is a kind of...):
absorption; assimilation (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)
Holonyms ("anabolism" is a part of...):
metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)
Antonym:
catabolism (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)
Derivation:
anabolic (characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism)
anabolic (of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism)
