CONSTRUCTIVE METABOLISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does constructive metabolism mean? 

• CONSTRUCTIVE METABOLISM (noun)
  The noun CONSTRUCTIVE METABOLISM has 1 sense:

1. the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy

  Familiarity information: CONSTRUCTIVE METABOLISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONSTRUCTIVE METABOLISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

anabolism; constructive metabolism

Hypernyms ("constructive metabolism" is a kind of...):

absorption; assimilation (the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion)

Holonyms ("constructive metabolism" is a part of...):

metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)