Found 2 items, similar to anabolic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: anabolic
anabolic
adj 1: of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
2: characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism;
“some
athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size
temporarily” [ant:
catabolic]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Anabolic
Anabolic
\An`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? something heaped up; ? + ? a
stroke.] (Physiol.)
Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes,
more or less constructive in their nature.
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