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Antonyms
1. destructive-metabolic
adjective. of or relating to catabolism.
Synonyms
- katabolic
- energy-releasing
Antonyms
- endoergic
- endothermic
- constructive-metabolic
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2. self-destructive
adjective. dangerous to yourself or your interests.
Synonyms
- unsafe
- dangerous
Antonyms
- invulnerable
- secure
- protected
Etymology
- destructive (English)
- destructivus (Latin)
- self- (English)
3. destructive
adjective. ['dɪˈstrʌktɪv'] causing destruction or much damage.
Synonyms
- vitriolic
- ravaging
- damaging
- negative
- harmful
- ruinous
- corrosive
- wasteful
- crushing
- mordant
- erosive
- devastating
- iconoclastic
- cataclysmic
- annihilating
- annihilative
- withering
- soul-destroying
- blasting
- cataclysmal
Antonyms
- neutral
- constructive
- positive
- pleasant
Etymology
- destructivus (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))