Anaboly

/əˈnæbəli/ noun

Definition

The process of anabolism; the building up of complex molecules from simpler ones in living organisms.

Etymology

From Greek 'ana-' (up) + 'ballein' (to throw) + '-ly' (variant ending). An older or alternative term for anabolism, less common in modern usage.

Kelly Says

Anaboly is a beautifully archaic way to say anabolism, a term that mostly survives now in older scientific texts and reminds us how modern biochemistry was still being named in the 1800s.

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