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anabolism noun, biochem in the cells of living organisms: the process whereby complex molecules such as proteins, fats and carbohydrates are manufactured from smaller molecules. anabolic adj. Compare catabolism.
ETYMOLOGY: 19c: from Greek ana up + bole throw + -ism 3.
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