noun see: devil Date: 1876 degradative metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials (as proteins or lipids) within the organism, catabolic adjective catabolically adverb
CATABOLISM
Meaning of CATABOLISM in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012