CATABOLIZE

Meaning of CATABOLIZE in English

Pronunciation: - ˌ l ī z

Function: verb

Inflected Form: -lized ; -liz · ing

Date: circa 1926

transitive verb : to subject to catabolism

intransitive verb : to undergo catabolism

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CATABOLIZE — verb (-lized; -lizing) Date: circa 1926 transitive verb to subject to catabolism, intransitive verb to undergo catabolism
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CATABOLIZE — -ˌlīz verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: from catabolism, after English metabolism: metabolize transitive verb : to subject to catabolism ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CATABOLIZE — /keuh tab"euh luyz'/ , v. , catabolized, catabolizing . v.t. 1. to cause (a nutrient or other substance) to undergo …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CATABOLIZE — verb ( -lized ; -liz·ing ) Date: circa 1926 transitive verb : to subject to catabolism intransitive verb : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CATABOLIZE — [ca.tab.o.lize] vb -lized ; -liz.ing vt (ca. 1926): to subject to catabolism ~ vi: to undergo catabolism
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