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Synonyms
Antonyms
1. constructive-metabolic
adjective. of or relating to anabolism.
Synonyms
- energy-storing
Antonyms
- destructive-metabolic
- katabolic
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2. constructive
adjective. ['kənˈstrʌktɪv'] constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development.
Synonyms
- shaping
- creative
- positive
- structural
- rehabilitative
- reconstructive
- formative
- inferential
Antonyms
- destructive
- negative
- unimpressionable
- inelastic
Etymology
- -ive (English)
- -if (Anglo-Norman)
- construct (English)
- construo (Latin)
3. constructive
adjective. ['kənˈstrʌktɪv'] emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good.
Antonyms
- negative
Etymology
- -ive (English)
- -if (Anglo-Norman)
- construct (English)
- construo (Latin)
4. metabolism
noun. ['məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm'] the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life.
Synonyms
- organic process
- Krebs cycle
- internal respiration
- destructive metabolism
- catabolism
- glycolysis
- anabolism
- cellular respiration
- biological process
- respiration
- constructive metabolism
- dissimilation
- tricarboxylic acid cycle
- metabolic process
- katabolism
- fat metabolism
- Krebs citric acid cycle
- citric acid cycle
Antonyms
- anabolism
- anovulation
- nondevelopment
- ovulation
Etymology
- μεταβολή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
5. metabolism
noun. ['məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm'] the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals.
Synonyms
- metamorphosis
- heterometaboly
- holometaboly
- biological process
- organic process
- hemimetabolism
- hemimetaboly
- hemimetamorphosis
- heterometabolism
Antonyms
- hyperpnea
- hypopnea
- organic process
- biological process
Etymology
- μεταβολή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))