Definition of "katabolism" []

• Alternative form of catabolism. (noun)

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• "The most prominent symptoms are those connected with the process of katabolism, that is, of degeneration of the tissues, as indicated by their color and texture."
• "She could feel it, the terrible katabolism and metabolism in her blood, changing her even as a creature, changing her to another creature."
• "The breaking down of material into simple products, or the changes in which complex materials (including the living substance) are broken down into comparatively simple products, is known as katabolism."