anabolism
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
anabolism (usually uncountable, plural anabolisms)
- The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
- 2008, Carlon M. Colker, Extreme Muscle Enhancement, 3rd edition, pages 13–14:
- We used to think bodybuilding was all about anabolism by way of turning on testosterone and growth hormone secretion.
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Translations[edit]
the constructive metabolism of the body
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References[edit]
- “anabolism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French anabolisme.
Noun[edit]
anabolism n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
Declension of anabolism
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) anabolism | anabolismul | (niște) anabolisme | anabolismele |
genitive/dative | (unui) anabolism | anabolismului | (unor) anabolisme | anabolismelor |
vocative | anabolismule | anabolismelor |
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
anabolism c
- anabolism
- Antonym: katabolism
Declension[edit]
Declension of anabolism | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | anabolism | anabolismen | — | — |
Genitive | anabolisms | anabolismens | — | — |
Related terms[edit]
- anabol (“anabolic”)
References[edit]
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