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Adjective: anabolic  `a-nu'bó-lik
  1. Of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
     
  2. Characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism
    "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"

See also: anabolism, constructive-metabolic, energy-storing

Antonym: catabolic

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