Anabolic Definition & Meaning

anabolic
adjective
  1. of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism
  2. characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism; "some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily"

"Anabolic" in song lyrics

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  • "hot stuff anabolic"
    AOL — AOL
  • "forti anabolic"
    AOL — AOL
  • "lab forti anabolic"
    AOL — AOL

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