- constructive catabolism
- noun
: catabolic activity that results in the production of new substances other than excretions (as nectar in flowering plants)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
constructive catabolism
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catabolism — Metabolism Me*tab o*lism, n. (Physiol.) 1. The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
constructive metabolism — noun the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy • Syn: ↑anabolism • Ant: ↑catabolism (for: ↑anabolism) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Metabolism — Cell metabolism redirects here. For the journal, see Cell Metabolism. Structure of adenosine triphosphate, a central intermediate in energy metabolism Metabolism (from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē , change or Greek: μεταβολισμός metabolismos,… … Wikipedia
anabolism — 1. The building up in the body of complex chemical compounds from smaller simpler compounds ( e.g., proteins from amino acid s), usually with the use of energy. Cf.:catabolism, metabolism. 2. The sum of synthetic metabolic reactions. [G. anabole … Medical dictionary
anabolism — anabolic /an euh bol ik/, adj. /euh nab euh liz euhm/, n. Biol., Physiol. constructive metabolism; the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones (opposed to catabolism). [1885 90; ANA + (META)BOLISM] * * * ▪… … Universalium
anabolism — Metabolism Me*tab o*lism, n. (Physiol.) 1. The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anabolism — A*nab o*lism, n. (Physiol.) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from {catabolism}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metabolism — Me*tab o*lism, n. (Physiol.) 1. The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anabolism — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ana + metabolism Date: 1886 the constructive part of metabolism concerned especially with macromolecular synthesis compare catabolism • anabolic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
destructive — adjective a) Causing destruction; damaging. Catabolism is a destructive metabolism which involves the break down of molecules and release of energy. b) Causing break down or disassembly. Syn: calamitous … Wiktionary
