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English noun: constructive metabolism

1. constructive metabolism (process) the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy


Synonymsanabolism


Broader (hypernym)absorption, assimilation


Part meronymmetabolic process, metabolism


Antonymscatabolism, destructive metabolism, katabolism, dissimilation









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