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Adjective: catabolic  `ka-tu'bó-lik
  1. Relating to or characterized by catabolism
    - katabolic
     
  2. Characterized by destructive metabolism
    - katabolic

See also: catabolism, destructive-metabolic, energy-releasing

Antonym: anabolic

Encyclopedia: Catabolic

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