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catabolizing

catabolizing is the present participle and gerund of catabolize.

Meaning of catabolize

Verb

catabolize (third-person singular simple present catabolizes, present participle catabolizing, simple past and past participle catabolized)

  1. (intransitive) To undergo catabolism.
  2. (transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
  3. (transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism.

Questions about catabolizing

What is catabolizing the present participle and gerund of?
Catabolizing is the present participle and gerund of catabolize.

Words near catabolizing in the dictionary

  1. catabolization
  2. catabolizations
  3. catabolize
  4. catabolized
  5. catabolizes
  6. catabolizing
  7. catabolome
  8. catabolomes
  9. catabolomics
  10. catabolysis
  11. catabolytic

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