'Katabolism' definitions:
Definition of 'katabolism'
From: WordNet
noun
Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy [syn: catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism] [ant: anabolism, constructive metabolism]
Definition of 'Katabolism'
From: GCIDE
- Katabolism \Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. ? down + ? to throw.] (Physiol.) Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism; same as catabolism (now the more common spelling); -- opposed to anabolism. See Disassimilation. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'katabolism'
From: GCIDE
- catabolism \catabolism\ n. the breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy, in living organisms; destructive or downward metabolism; -- a form of metabolism, opposed to anabolism. See also Disassimilation. [Formerly spelled katabolism.]
- Syn: katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism. [WordNet 1.5]