Katabolism

3 definitions found

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

  Katabolism \Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. ? down + ? to throw.]
     (Physiol.)
     Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism;
     same as {catabolism} (now the more common spelling); --
     opposed to {anabolism}. See {Disassimilation}.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  catabolism \catabolism\ n.
     the breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones
     with release of energy, in living organisms; destructive or
     downward metabolism; -- a form of metabolism, opposed to
     {anabolism}. See also {Disassimilation}. [Formerly spelled
     {katabolism}.]
  
     Syn: katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  katabolism
       n : breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with
           release of energy [syn: {catabolism}, {dissimilation}, {destructive
           metabolism}] [ant: {anabolism}]