catabolize
English
editEtymology
editFrom catabol(ism) + -ize.[1][2]
Verb
editcatabolize (third-person singular simple present catabolizes, present participle catabolizing, simple past and past participle catabolized)
- (intransitive) To undergo catabolism.
- (transitive) To cause (a substance) to undergo catabolism.
- (transitive) To produce (a substance) by catabolism.
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editReferences
edit- ^ “catabolize”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “catabolize”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.