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anabolic

noun Biology, Physiology.

constructive metabolism; the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances from simpler ones (opposed to catabolism).

adjective

of or relating to anabolism

noun

a metabolic process in which complex molecules are synthesized from simpler ones with the storage of energy; constructive metabolismCompare catabolism

adj.

“pertaining to the process of building up (especially in metabolism),” 1876, from Greek anabole “that which is thrown up; a mound,” from anaballein “to throw or toss up,” from ana “up, upward” (see ana-) + ballein “to throw” (see ballistics).

1886; see anabolic + -ism.

The phase of metabolism in which simple substances are synthesized into the complex materials of living tissue.

The phase of metabolism in which complex molecules, such as the proteins and fats that make up body tissue, are formed from simpler ones. Compare catabolism.

The chemical reactions that synthesize molecules in metabolism. (Compare catabolism.)