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Catabolism

(Science: biochemistry) Any destructive metabolic Process by which organisms convert substances into excreted compounds.

Origin: gr. Katabol = a throwing down Breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy.A type of metabolism where more complex molecules are broken into more simple ones, such as glucose in the process of respiration, therefore making respiration a type of catabolism.