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hypercatabolism

hypercatabolism noun: an increased rate of catabolism.

Noun

hypercatabolism (uncountable)

  1. An increased rate of catabolism.

Origin of hypercatabolism

From hyper- + catabolism.

Questions about hypercatabolism

What does hypercatabolism mean?
Hypercatabolism means an increased rate of catabolism.
What part of speech is hypercatabolism?
Hypercatabolism is a noun.

Words near hypercatabolism in the dictionary

  1. hypercarries
  2. hypercarry
  3. hypercars
  4. hypercasual
  5. hypercatabolic
  6. hypercatabolism
  7. hypercatalectic
  8. hypercatalexis
  9. hypercatalytic
  10. hypercatecholaminemia
  11. hypercatecholemia

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