The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
anastate — an·a·state an ə .stāt n ANABOLITE … Medical dictionary
anastate — an·a·state … English syllables
anastate — ˈanəˌstāt noun ( s) Etymology: anabolism + state : anabolite … Useful english dictionary
Katastate — Kat a*state, n. [Gr. (?) down + (?) to cause to stand.] (Physiol.) A substance formed by a catabolic process; opposed to {anastate}. See {catabolic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mesostate — Mes o*state, n. [Meso + Gr. ? to make to stand.] (Physiol.) A product of metabolic action. [1913 Webster] Note: Every mesostate is either an anastate or katastate, according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See {Metabolism}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anastatic — |anə|stad.ik adjective Etymology: ana + Greek statikos causing to stand more at static 1. : relating to a process of printing from a zinc plate on which a transferred design is left in relief by the etching out of the rest of the surface 2.… … Useful english dictionary
-state — ˌ ̷ ̷ noun combining form ( s) Etymology: Greek statos standing, fixed, from the stem of histanai to cause to stand more at stand : substance produced through a (specified) process anastate cata … Useful english dictionary
