See Also: catabolic(medicine)
catabolic(dictionary)
catabolic pathway(medicine)

treadle (iou) and catabolic (iou)


treadle (iou)



treadle noun & verb. Also treddle.
[Old English tredel, from tredan: see TREAD verb, -LE1.]
A. noun.
A step, a stair. rare. OE-M19.
A lever worked by the foot and imparting motion to a part of a machine. LME.
attrib.: D. Madden Her aunt's workroom, with its..treadle Sewing machine.
b. A pedal, as on a bicycle etc. L19.
c. Any device activating a mechanism (e.g. a traffic signal or exit door) when stepped on or otherwise depressed. E20.
= TREAD noun 9. M17-L18.
b. verb intrans. Work a treadle; rare move the feet as if doing this. L19.

catabolic (iou)



catabolic adjective. Also katabolic. L19.
[formed as CATABOLISM + -IC.]
Biology. Pertaining to, involved in, or characterized by catabolism. Opp. ANABOLIC.