Usually means: Breakdown of molecules for energy.
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General (16 matching dictionaries)
  1. catabolism: Merriam-Webster
  2. catabolism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. catabolism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. catabolism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. catabolism: Vocabulary.com
  6. catabolism: Wordnik
  7. catabolism: Wiktionary
  8. catabolism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. catabolism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. catabolism: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. catabolism: Dictionary.com
  12. Catabolism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. catabolism: Rhymezone
  14. catabolism: FreeDictionary.org
  15. catabolism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. catabolism: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. catabolism: Encyclopedia

Medicine (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. catabolism: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Catabolism: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  5. Catabolism: Glossary of Terms Used in Medicinal Chemistry
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  8. catabolism: Medical dictionary
  9. Catabolism: Drug Medical Dictionary
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Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. catabolism: Wordcraft Dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
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  3. Catabolism: Medicinal Chemistry

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Catabolism: Urban Dictionary

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Catabolism: Body Building

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Definitions from Wiktionary (catabolism)

noun:  (biochemistry) Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

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