How to Use anabolism in a Sentence

anabolism

noun
  • Regardless of an organism’s energy source, its metabolism is a balance of catabolism, breaking energy down into usable units, and anabolism, using those units for vital building projects such as bone growth.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 2017-02-06

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