Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catabolism

/kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: ca-tab-o-lis-m
IPA: /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰβάλλω (kătăbállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ)bor. English catabolism From Ancient Greek καταβολή (katabolḗ, “throwing down”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: καταβολή

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

catabolisms (plural)

Derived Forms

catabolize catabolome hypercatabolism osteocatabolism

Frequently Paired Words

catabolic catabolytic

Synonyms

catabolisation catabolization catabolysis katabolism dissimilation destructive metabolism

Antonyms

anabolism

Questions

How do you pronounce catabolism?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/.
What does catabolism mean?: Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
Where does catabolism come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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