constructive metabolism
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| Noun | 1. | constructive metabolism - the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy assimilation, absorption - the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
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