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anabolism

[uh-nab-uh-liz-uhm] / əˈnæb əˌlɪz əm /


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Anabolism is the process whereby smaller, simpler molecules are combined into larger, more complex substances.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Anabolism, the formation of more complex chemical bodies by the agency of protoplasm, 86.

From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar

Anabolism and katabolism are the two sides of protoplasmic life, and the major rhythms of the respective preponderance of these give the antitheses of growth and multiplication, asexual and sexual reproduction.

From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)




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