n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' na-b ə - ˌ li-z ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ana- + meta bolism
Date: 1886
: the constructive part of metabolism concerned especially with macromolecular synthesis ― compare CATABOLISM
– an · a · bol · ic \ ˌ a-n ə - ' bä-lik \ adjective