The sequence of biochemical reactions by which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones, with the release of energy.
Mike Allaby
Chemistry
The metabolic breakdown of large molecules in living organisms to smaller ones, with the release of energy. Respiration is an example of a catabolic series of reactions. Seemetabolism. Compareanabolism.
Biology
The metabolic breakdown of large molecules in living organisms to smaller ones, with the release of energy. Respiration is an example of a catabolic series of reactions. Seemetabolism. Compareanabolism.