Catabolic: Relating to or characterized by catabolism, or characterized by destructive metabolism.http://wordwebnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Anabolic: Of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism, or characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism. " Some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily".http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Contrast
- Catabolic reactions release energy that is used to drive chemical reactions.
- Anabolic reactions usually require energy.
- The energy of catabolic reactions is used to drive anabolic reactions.
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