| 释义 |
ca·tab·o·lism
noun
or ka·tab·o·lism \kəˈtabəˌlizəm\
(-s)
Etymology: Greek katabolēthrowing down (from kataballein to throw down, from kata- cata- + ballein to throw) + English -ism — more at devil
: destructive metabolism involving release of energy and resulting in true excretion products although certain new substances may be formed in metabolic processes that are mainly catabolic — opposed to anabolism |