anabolic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

anabolic
    adj 1: of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
    2: characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some
       athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size
       temporarily" [ant: {catabolic}, {katabolic}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Anabolic \An`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? something heaped up; ? + ? a
   stroke.] (Physiol.)
   Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes,
   more or less constructive in their nature.
   [1913 Webster]

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