Catabolic

2 definitions found

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

  catabolic \catabolic\ adj. [Formerly spelled {katabolic}.]
     1. Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes,
        which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing
        complexity and increasing stability.
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  


     2. characterized by destructive metabolism; contrasted with
        {anabolic}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  catabolic
       adj 1: relating to or characterized by catabolism [syn: {katabolic}]
       2: characterized by destructive metabolism [syn: {katabolic}]
          [ant: {anabolic}]