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The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: constructive metabolism
Antonyms: catabolism
Broader terms: assimilation, absorption
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
anabolizmi
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Arabic:
عَمَلِيَّة التَّمْثِيلِ الْغِذَائِي
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Catalan:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Chinese Mandarin:
同化作用
(tónghuà zuòyòng)
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Czech:
anabolismus
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Danish:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Dutch:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Esperanto:
anabolo
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Estonian:
anabolism
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Finnish:
rakennusaineenvaihdunta
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Finnish:
anabolia
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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French:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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German:
Anabolismus
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Greek:
αναβολισμός
(anavolismós)
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Hungarian:
anabolizmus
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Hungarian:
asszimiláció
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Indonesian:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Irish:
borrshó
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Irish:
anabalacht
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Italian:
anabolismo
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Japanese:
同化
(dōka)
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Japanese:
同化作用
(dōka sayō)
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Korean:
합성대사
(hapseongdaesa)
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Māori:
whakapetohanga pūngao
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Norwegian:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Occitan:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Persian:
فراگشت
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Polish:
anabolizm
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Portuguese:
anabolismo
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Russian:
анаболи́зм
(anabolízm)
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Serbo-Croatian:
анаболизам
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Serbo-Croatian:
anabolizam
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Slovak:
anabolizmus
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Slovene:
anabolizem
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Spanish:
anabolismo
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Sundanese:
anabolisme
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Swedish:
anabolism
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Tagalog:
kapyari
— the constructive metabolism of the body
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Thai:
กระบวนการสร้าง
(gràbuan gaan sâang)
— the constructive metabolism of the body