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katabolic — kat a*bol ic, a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to catabolism; same as {catabolic}. [1913 Webster + PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
katabolic — catabolic catabolic adj. [Formerly spelled {katabolic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
katabolic — adjective 1. relating to or characterized by catabolism • Syn: ↑catabolic • Pertains to noun: ↑catabolism, ↑catabolism (for: ↑catabolic) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
catabolic — adjective 1. relating to or characterized by catabolism • Syn: ↑katabolic • Pertains to noun: ↑catabolism (for: ↑katabolic), ↑catabolism • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Operation Saturn (Dan Dare) — Operation Saturn was a Dan Dare story that ran in the original Eagle comic from Volume 3, Issue 47 (Dated 27 February 1953) to Volume 5, Issue 21 (Dated 21 May 1954). It was drawn by Frank Hampson.ynopsisMysterious objects called Black Cats have… … Wikipedia
catabolic — adj. [Formerly spelled {katabolic}.] 1. Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. characterized by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mesostate — Mes o*state, n. [Meso + Gr. ? to make to stand.] (Physiol.) A product of metabolic action. [1913 Webster] Note: Every mesostate is either an anastate or katastate, according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See {Metabolism}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
destructive metabolism — noun breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy • Syn: ↑catabolism, ↑katabolism, ↑dissimilation • Ant: ↑anabolism (for: ↑catabolism) … Useful english dictionary
destructive-metabolic — adjective of or relating to catabolism • Syn: ↑energy releasing • Similar to: ↑catabolic, ↑katabolic … Useful english dictionary
dissimilation — noun 1. a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other the Old French MARBRE became the English MARBLE by dissimilation • Derivationally related forms: ↑dissimilate • Hypernyms: ↑linguistic process 2 … Useful english dictionary
