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katabolism

noun

breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy [syn: catabolism] [ant: anabolism]

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Katabolism

Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. ? down + ? to throw.] (Physiol.) Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation.

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