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catabolic

[kat-uh-bol-ik] / ˌkæt əˈbɒl ɪk /


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The cell responds to the abundance of specific products by slowing down production during anabolic or catabolic reactions.

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The digestible carbohydrates in an animal’s diet are converted to glucose molecules through a series of catabolic chemical reactions.

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Physical exercise involves both anabolic and catabolic processes.

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This is a metabolic process, but is neither anabolic nor catabolic.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

One had an anabolic metabolism, one a catabolic.

From The Venus Trap by Smith, Evelyn E.




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