catabolism

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ, “throwing down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/, [kʰəˈtʰæbəɫɪzəm], [-zm̩] Hyphenation: ca‧tab‧o‧lis‧m === Noun === catabolism (usually uncountable, plural catabolisms) (biochemistry) Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials. Synonyms: catabolisation, catabolization, catabolysis Antonym: anabolism ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French catabolisme. === Noun === catabolism n (uncountable) catabolism ==== Declension ====