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.
Derived terms
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[edit]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]singular | plural | ||||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
nominative-accusative | anabolism | anabolismul | anabolisme | anabolismele | |
genitive-dative | anabolism | anabolismului | anabolisme | anabolismelor | |
vocative | anabolismule | anabolismelor |
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]anabolism c
- anabolism
- Antonym: katabolism
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | anabolism | anabolisms |
definite | anabolismen | anabolismens | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Related terms
[edit]- anabol (“anabolic”)
References
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