异化作用 yì huà zuò yòng

DEFINITIONS

  1. catabolism (biology)
  2. metabolic breaking down and waste disposal
  3. dissimilation

CHARACTERS

异 yì different, unusual, strange
化 huà change, convert, reform; -ize
作 zuò make; work; compose, write; act, perform
用 yòng use, employ, apply, operate; use