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anabolism

/əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
an-abolism
IPA
/əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English anabolism From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

anabolisms (plural)

Derived Forms

osteoanabolism

Frequently Paired Words

anabolic anabolize

Synonyms

constructive metabolism

Questions

How do you pronounce anabolism?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/.
What does anabolism mean?
The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
Where does anabolism come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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