katabolic

English

Adjective

katabolic (comparative more katabolic, superlative most katabolic)

1. Alternative form of catabolic
   • 1907, William I. Thomas, Sex and Society‎^[1]:

     Expressed in biological formula, the habit of the plant is predominantly anabolic, that of the animal predominantly katabolic.

   • 1912, Earl Barnes, Woman in Modern Society‎^[2]:

     Compared with the female, the male animal is katabolic; he is active, impulsive, destructive, skilful, creative, intense, spasmodic, violent.