anabolic

Meanings

Plural: anabolics

Adjective

of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism
- "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"

Adj

Of or relating to anabolism.

Noun

An anabolic steroid.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ic.

Antonyms

catabolic

Scrabble Score: 12

anabolic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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