catabolism
noun/kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/
/kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/
[uncountable] (biology)- the process by which chemical structures are broken down and energy is releasedWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek katabolē ‘throwing down’, from kata- ‘down’ + ballein ‘to throw’.
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