Associations to the word «Anabolism»

Wiktionary

ANABOLISM, noun. The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.

Dictionary definition

ANABOLISM, noun. The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.