katabolism

• Существительное, обозначающее метаболический процесс, при котором сложные вещества расщепляются на более простые с выделением энергии в живых организмах.

A noun referring to the metabolic process in which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones, releasing energy in living organisms.

uncountable

1. Metabolic breakdownB2formalscientific

   The process in living organisms by which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones, often with the release of energy.

   Катаболизм

   • During katabolism, proteins are broken down into amino acids.
   • The body relies on katabolism to produce ATP from glucose.
   • Excessive katabolism can lead to muscle wasting.
   • Researchers study katabolism to understand metabolic disorders.

   Synonymscatabolismdissimilation

   Antonymsanabolismconstructionsynthesis