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    ANABOLISM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energyplay

    Synonyms:

    anabolism; constructive metabolism

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural processes

    Hypernyms ("anabolism" is a kind of...):

    absorption; assimilation (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)

    Holonyms ("anabolism" is a part of...):

    metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)

    Antonym:

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

    Derivation:

    anabolic (characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism)

    anabolic (of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism)

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