Synonyms & related words for catabolic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of catabolic. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to catabolic

Explore words related to catabolic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include catabolism, hypercatabolism, katabolism, anabolism, catabolite, catabolize, anabolite, glycolytic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does catabolic come from?

The word catabolic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: cata-, from Greek kata (“down”); bol, from Greek ballein (“to throw”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.