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catabasion |
catabatic |
catabatic wind |
catabiosis |
catabiotic |
catabolic
| catabolise
| catabolism
| catabolize
| catacala
| catacaustic
catabolic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective catabolic has 2 senses
- catabolic(a = adj.pert) katabolic - relating to or characterized by catabolism; Array Derived form noun catabolism1
- catabolic(a = adj.all) katabolic - characterized by destructive metabolism; Array Antonym: anabolic
Derived form noun catabolism1
CIDE DICTIONARY
catabolic, adj.
- Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability. [1913 Webster]
- characterized by destructive metabolism; contrasted with
anabolic . [WordNet 1.5]
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