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catabolism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • [-zm̩]
  • /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/
  • [kʰəˈtʰæbəɫɪzəm]
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰβάλλω (kătăbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ)bor. English catabolism From Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ, “throwing down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

Forms

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Antonyms

anabolism

Deriveds

catabolize · hypercatabolism · osteocatabolism · catabolome

Relateds

catabolic · catabolytic

Synonyms

catabolysis · catabolisation · catabolization

Translations (23)

es catabolismo (destructive metabolism) · fi katabolia (destructive metabolism) · sh катаболизам (destructive metabolism) · el καταβολισμός (destructive metabolism) · sv katabolism (destructive metabolism) · pt catabolismo (destructive metabolism) · ko 이화작용 (destructive metabolism) · tl kapsira (destructive metabolism) · ja 異化 (destructive metabolism) · ru катаболи́зм (destructive metabolism) · ca catabolisme (destructive metabolism) · de Katabolismus (destructive metabolism) · ko 이화 (destructive metabolism) · pl katabolizm (destructive metabolism) · tr katabolizma (destructive metabolism) · id katabolisme (destructive metabolism) · fr catabolisme (destructive metabolism) · sh katabolizam (destructive metabolism) · ja 異化作用 (destructive metabolism) · he קטבוליזם (destructive metabolism) · cmn 異化作用 /异化作用 (destructive metabolism) · hi अपचय (destructive metabolism) · cs katabolismus (destructive metabolism)