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catabolic

[kat-uh-bol-ik]

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adjective

Biology, Physiology.

involving or stimulating the breakdown of complex substances into simpler ones as part of the process of metabolism in living organisms (anabolic ).
The protein catabolic rate is the rate at which proteins break down in the body.

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Other Word Forms

catabolically adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of catabolic¹

catabol(ism) ( def. ) + -ic

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Reducing anabolic drive increases the catabolic drive, in other words, building of muscle is inhabited.

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The first is composed of primary metabolites, which are molecules produced by the catabolic and anabolic reactions that are required for cellular growth and homeostasis.

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The loss of multiple catabolic pathways has an additive effect on colonization.

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Well, stress has an effect on cortisol, which is a catabolic hormone.

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The smell of cut grass, for example, comes from a catabolic process.

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catabasis catabolism

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