Anabolism Definition

ə-năbə-lĭzəm
noun
The process in a plant or animal by which food is changed into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
Webster's New World
The phase of metabolism in which simple substances are synthesized into the complex materials of living tissue.
American Heritage Medicine

The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.

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Noun

Singular:
anabolism
Plural:
anabolisms

Origin of Anabolism

  • From Ancient Greek ἀνά (ana, “up”) + βάλλω (ballō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.

    From Wiktionary

  • ana– (meta)bolism

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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