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destructive
adjective
a) Causing destruction; damaging.

Catabolism is a destructive metabolism which involves the break down of molecules and release of energy.

b) Causing break down or disassembly.
Syn: calamitous, catastrophic, devastating, disastrous, eradicative, harmful, pernicious, ruinous
Ant: constructive, nondestructive, productive
See Also: destruct, destruction, destructively, destructiveness, destructivity

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