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Word: Catabolize
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈtabəlʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a living organism) process (a substance) by the breakdown of complex molecules to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy
Short Definition:(of living organism) process substance by breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones
Examples:- when starvation is present, the body will catabolize its own muscle protein
Variant Forms:
- catabolise
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