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Noun: anabolism  u'na-bu,li-zum
  1. The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
    - constructive metabolism

Derived forms: anabolisms

Type of: absorption, assimilation

Antonym: katabolism

Part of: metabolic process, metabolism

Encyclopedia: Anabolism