katabolism

Questions about katabolism

What does katabolism mean?

katabolism means "breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy".

How many syllables are in katabolism?

katabolism has 4 syllables and divides as ka-ta-bo-lism under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for katabolism?

Close synonyms include catabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism. 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 katabolism a common word?

katabolism 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.