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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

catabolic

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01 adj. Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing…
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes, which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing complexity and increasing stability.
  2. 2.
    characterized by destructive metabolism; contrasted with anabolic.