CATABOLISM

catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism

(noun) breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

catabolism (usually uncountable, plural catabolisms)

(biochemistry) Destructive metabolism, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

Antonyms

• anabolism

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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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