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anabolic

  • /ˌænəˈbɑlɪk/ US
  • /ˌænəˈbɒlɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒlɪk

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

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or relating to anabolism. Men may also have fertility challenges, especially if their hypogonadism was caused by anabolic steroid use.

    Opposite: catabolic

noun anabolics

  1. An anabolic steroid.

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adj relating to anabolism

Españolanabólico, anabolizante
中文合成代谢的 héchéng dàixiè de, 同化作用的 tónghuà zuòyòng de
Portuguêsanabólico
Françaisanabolique
Deutschanabol, anabolisch
Italianoanabolico
Ελληνικάαναβολικός anavolikós
Русскийанаболи́ческий anabolíčeskij

noun anabolic steroid

Españolanabolizante, anabólico
Portuguêsanabólico, anabolizante, esteroide
DeutschAnabolikum
Русскийанабо́лик anabólik

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@misc{anabolic_2026,
  title = {anabolic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anabolic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}