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CATABOLIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by destructive metabolism
Synonyms:
catabolic; katabolic
Classified under:
Similar:
destructive-metabolic; energy-releasing (of or relating to catabolism)
Antonym:
anabolic (characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism)
Derivation:
catabolism (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relating to or characterized by catabolism
Synonyms:
catabolic; katabolic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
catabolism (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)
Derivation:
catabolism (breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy)
Context examples:
This agent may also exert an anabolic or anti-catabolic effect due to as of yet unidentified mechanisms.
(Clenbuterol, NCI Thesaurus)
This agent also reduces polyamine concentrations through the induction of the catabolic enzyme spermidine/spermine N1-acetyltransferase 1 (SSAT).
(Diethylnorspermine, NCI Thesaurus)
An isolate comprised of the sodium or calcium salt of the glycoprotein casein, the primary protein found in milk and other dairy products, with anti-catabolic activity.
(Caseinate Protein Isolate, NCI Thesaurus)
Biogenic Amine Metabolism involves anabolic and catabolic biochemical changes to a type of nitrogen containing hydrocarbons (biogenic amines) involved in signaling as neurotransmitters or hormones or as components of vitamins, phospholipids, or ribosomes within a cell as materials needed for important life processes.
(Biogenic Amine Metabolic Process, NCI Thesaurus)
