- catabolically
- adverb see catabolism
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
catabolically
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catabolism — catabolic /kat euh bol ik/, adj. catabolically, adv. /keuh tab euh liz euhm/, n. Biol., Physiol. destructive metabolism; the breaking down in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of energy (opposed to… … Universalium
catabolism — /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm / (say kuh tabuhlizuhm) noun Biology, Physiology a breaking down process; destructive metabolism (opposed to anabolism). Also, katabolism. {Greek katabolē a throwing down + ism} –catabolic /kætəˈbɒlɪk/ (say katuh bolik) …
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