Anabolic

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Anabolic \An`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? something heaped up; ? + ? a
     stroke.] (Physiol.)
     Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes,
     more or less constructive in their nature.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  anabolic
       adj 1: of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
       2: characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some
          athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size
          temporarily" [ant: {catabolic}]