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anabas testudineus |
anabasis |
anabatic |
anabiosis |
anabiotic |
anabolic
| anabolic steroid
| anabolism
| anabranch
| anabrus
| anabrus simplex
anabolic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective anabolic has 2 senses
- anabolic(a = adj.pert) Array - of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism; Array Derived form noun anabolism1
- anabolic(a = adj.all) Array - characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily" Derived form noun anabolism1
Antonym: catabolic
CIDE DICTIONARY
anabolic, a. [Gr. something heaped up; + a stroke.].
Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes, more or less constructive in their nature. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
anabolic, adj. Biochem. of or relating to anabolism.
Idiom
anabolic steroid any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to increase muscle size.
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