constructive metabolism

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsanabolism

   Broaderassimilation

   Part ofmetabolism

Questions about constructive metabolism

What does constructive metabolism mean?

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

What is another word for constructive metabolism?

Close synonyms include anabolism. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is constructive metabolism a common word?

constructive metabolism is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.