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noun the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
originFrom Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.
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