- destructive-metabolic
- destructive-metabolic destructive-metabolic adj. prenom.
(Biochemistry & Physiology)
energy-releasing (prenominal); same as {catabolic}.
Syn: . [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
destructive-metabolic
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