catabolism.

Metabolic processes that break complex molecules into simpler ones, often making energy available for other cellular activities.

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Words that belong together

• protein catabolism
• catabolic pathways

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The study traced protein catabolism during the organism’s dormant phase.

The fictional researcher distinguished catabolism from the tissue-building process observed later.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.