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catabolic

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for catabolic.

Editorial note

Lipogenesis won't happen if your body is in a catabolic state which you get by a caloric deficit.

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Quick take

Of, or relating to catabolism.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of catabolic gathered in one view.

adjective

Of, or relating to catabolism.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for catabolic.

adjective

Of, or relating to catabolism.

Example sentences

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Lipogenesis won't happen if your body is in a catabolic state which you get by a caloric deficit.

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Cortisol reduces T levels, reduces its effectiveness, and operates in the opposite manner (ie catabolic versus anabolic).

3

Never knew he was injured at the end as well, that may have put him into a catabolic state.

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In the context of muscle growth, you're looking to balance two states - anabolic (protein synthesis) and catabolic (protein breakdown).

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I opted for the next-best thing and ended up in one of the two great catabolic endeavors: software and IT (the other is, of course, finance).

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Metabolically humans alternate between anabolic and catabolic modes: sleep and eat more, then work more with less sleep and food.

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The 'high protein' advice is because a lot of glp1 consumers had poor diets to begin with, and they're catabolic drugs.

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Clearly there is nothing inherently anabolic or catabolic about hospital diets, but the change in behavior makes the whole thing make sense.

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Note that the production of ATP is coupled to a catabolic process, the burning of carbon in the Krebs Cycle inside the mitochondria.

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Calcium cations promote the release of proteolytic enzymes - and other catabolic enzymes - which damage the cytoskeleton and destroy mitochondria releasing reactive oxygen species into the cytosol.

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I won't speak to all of his beliefs, but I've found his blog to be useful reading (and recommend you look at it) and the concept of catabolic collapse specifically useful.

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> increased circulating catabolic hormones AKA stress hormones.

Quote examples

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So this must imply, that the "quirk of evolution" lives somewhere on the anabolic (synthesis/production) side of fatty acids; definitely not on the catabolic side.

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Maybe "catabolic collapse" is a real phenomenon.

3

Look up the phrase "catabolic collapse".

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That last is often shaded to include financial wealth accumulation and investment, which need not itself be net productive (see "rent-seeking" and "catabolic collapse").

Proper noun examples

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Catabolic processes break down polymers (of which everything is composed).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use catabolic in a sentence?

Lipogenesis won't happen if your body is in a catabolic state which you get by a caloric deficit.

What does catabolic mean?

Of, or relating to catabolism.

What part of speech is catabolic?

catabolic is commonly used as adjective.