| anabatic | (adjective) of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope | - |
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| anabiosis | (noun) suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns | - |
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| anabiotic | (adjective) of or related to the state of anabiosis | - |
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| anabolic | (adjective) characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism | - |
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| (adjective) of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism | - |
| anabolism | (noun) the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy | Synonyms: constructive metabolism |
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