katabolic
         adj 1: relating to or characterized by catabolism [syn:
                  {catabolic}, {katabolic}]
         2: characterized by destructive metabolism [syn: {catabolic},
            {katabolic}] [ant: {anabolic}]

English Dictionary: katabolism	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
katabolism n breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy Synonym(s): catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism Antonym(s): anabolism, constructive metabolism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Kate O'Flaherty Chopin n United States writer who described Creole life in Louisiana (1851-1904) Synonym(s): Chopin, Kate Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty Chopin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
kite balloon n a barrage balloon with lobes at one end that keep it headed into the wind
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
koto player n a musician who plays the koto
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Katabolic \Kat`a*bol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)       Of or pertaining to katabolism; as, katabolic processes,       which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing       complexity and increasing stability.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Katabolism \Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. [?] down + [?] to throw.]       (Physiol.)       Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism;       -- opposed to {anabolism}. See {Disassimilation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metabolism \Me*tab"o*lism\, n. (Physiol.)       The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up       and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive       material brought to them by the blood, or by which they       transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances,       which are fitted either for excretion or for some special       purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments.       Hence, metabolism may be either constructive ({anabolism}),       or destructive ({katabolism}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Katabolism \Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. [?] down + [?] to throw.]       (Physiol.)       Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism;       -- opposed to {anabolism}. See {Disassimilation}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metabolism \Me*tab"o*lism\, n. (Physiol.)       The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up       and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive       material brought to them by the blood, or by which they       transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances,       which are fitted either for excretion or for some special       purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments.       Hence, metabolism may be either constructive ({anabolism}),       or destructive ({katabolism}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kite \Kite\, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[?]ta; cf. W. cud, cut.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily             {Milvin[91]}, of which many species are known. They have             long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked             tail.          Note: The European species are {Milvus ictinus} and {M.                govinda}; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is                {Haliastur Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the                {Nauclerus furcatus}.          2. Fig. : One who is rapacious.                         Detested kite, thou liest.                  --Shak.          3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper             or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.          4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.          5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis             of symmetry. --Henrici.          6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to             sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in             bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of             goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]          7. (Zo[94]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ]          {Flying kites}. (Naut.) See under {Flying}.          {Kite falcon} (Zo[94]l.), an African falcon of the genus             {Avicida}, having some resemblance to a kite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiteflier \Kite"fli`er\, n.       See {Kite}, n., 6. [Cant] --McElrath. Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kiteflying \Kite"fly`ing\, n.       A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the       use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also       {kiting}.
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