catabolism
n . 异化作用,分解代谢
异化作用,分解代谢
catabolism n 1 :
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy [
synonym :
{
catabolism }, {
katabolism }, {
dissimilation }, {
destructive metabolism }] [
ant : {
anabolism }, {
constructive metabolism }]
Metabolism \
Me *
tab "
o *
lism \,
n . (
Physiol .)
1 .
The act or process ,
by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood ,
or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances ,
which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose ,
as in the manufacture of the digestive enzymes .
Hence ,
metabolism may be either constructive ({
anabolism }),
or destructive ({
catabolism }).
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Biol .)
The series of chemical changes which take place in an organism ,
by means of which food is manufactured and utilized and waste materials are eliminated .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Disassimilation \
Dis `
as *
sim `
i *
la "
tion \,
n . (
Physics )
The decomposition of complex substances ,
within the organism ,
into simpler ones suitable only for excretion ,
with evolution of energy , --
a normal nutritional process the reverse of assimilation ;
downward metabolism ; --
now more commonly called {
catabolism }.
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
The breaking down of already existing chemical compounds into simpler ones ,
sometimes called disassimilation . --
Martin .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 ]
32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
catabolism ":
assimilation ,
avatar ,
basal metabolism ,
catalysis ,
consubstantiation ,
displacement ,
heterotopia ,
metabolism ,
metagenesis ,
metamorphism ,
metamorphosis ,
metastasis ,
metathesis ,
metempsychosis ,
mutant ,
mutated form ,
mutation ,
permutation ,
reincarnation ,
sport ,
transanimation ,
transfiguration ,
transfigurement ,
transformation ,
transformism ,
translation ,
translocation ,
transmigration ,
transmogrification ,
transmutation ,
transposition ,
transubstantiation
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