catabolized
Speech parts
1. catabolized - Adjective
2. catabolized - Verb
Meaning
catabolized
simple past and past participle of catabolize
catabolized (comparative more catabolized, superlative most catabolized)
(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
Examples
Serotonin is catabolized by monoamine oxidase in the presence of oxygen, so if care is taken to prevent an unsafe spike in body temperature or metabolic acidosis, oxygenation will assist in dispatching the excess serotonin.
First, the drug is partly catabolized by the liver.