katabolism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Parts & wholes
- metabolic process part holonym
Related & opposite
- anabolism antonym
- catabolize derivation
- catabolic derivation
- catabolic derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | anabolism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | catabolize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | catabolic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | catabolic |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | metabolic process |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |