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catabolism

Syllables: ca·tab·o·lis·m/kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/

catabolism noun: destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

Noun

catabolism (usually uncountable, plural catabolisms)

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

catabolism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Tagalog

catabolism in Hindi

destructive metabolism
अपचय apcay

catabolism in Tamil

சிதை மாற்றம், வெளியெறிகை, சிதைவு, வளர்சிதை மாற்றம், சிதைமாற்றம்

catabolism in Telugu

catabolism
విచ్ఛిన్నక్రియ vicchinnakriya

catabolism in Tagalog

destructive metabolism
kapsira
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catabolism in Indonesian
katabolisme

Synonyms of catabolism

Antonyms

Forms of catabolism

pluralcatabolisms

Origin of catabolism

From Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ, “throwing down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Words formed from catabolism

Questions about catabolism

What does catabolism mean?
Catabolism means destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
What is catabolism in Hindi?
Catabolism in Hindi is अपचय (apcay). See Catabolism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is catabolism?
Catabolism is a noun.
How do you pronounce catabolism?
Catabolism is pronounced /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/.
What is the plural of catabolism?
The plural of catabolism is catabolisms.

Words near catabolism in the dictionary

  1. catabolisations
  2. catabolise
  3. catabolised
  4. catabolises
  5. catabolising
  6. catabolism
  7. catabolisms
  8. catabolite
  9. catabolites
  10. catabolizable
  11. catabolization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: catabolism (page history and authors); catabolism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); విచ్ఛిన్నక్రియ (Telugu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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