Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Adjective: catabolic  ,ka-tu'bó-lik
  1. Relating to or characterized by catabolism
    - katabolic
     
  2. Characterized by destructive metabolism
    - katabolic

See also: destructive-metabolic, energy-releasing

Antonym: anabolic

Encyclopedia: Catabolic

Nearest

CAT scanner
cat scratch disease
cat shark
cat squirrel
cat suit
cat thyme
cat valium
catabatic
catabatic wind
catabiosis
catabolic
catabolise
catabolism
catabolize
Catacala
catacaustic
catachresis
catachrestic
catachrestical
cataclinal
cataclysm