ca·tab·o·lism
noun/kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/
/kəˈtæbəlɪzəm/
[uncountable] (biology)- the process by which chemical structures are broken down and energy is released
分解代谢 Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek katabolē ‘throwing down’, from kata- ‘down’ + ballein ‘to throw’.