ANABOLISM

anabolism, 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

anabolism (usually uncountable, plural anabolisms)

The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.

Source: Wiktionary


A*nab"o*lism, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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