分解作用
fēn​jiě​zuò​yòng

decomposition

  • created sense approved 分解作用 · fēn​jiě​zuò​yòng · decomposition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    分解作用

    fēn​jiě​zuò​yòng

    decomposition

    The process in biological metabolism where complex organic substances are broken down into simpler substances by enzymes; the resulting simple substances can then be utilized by the organism.

    分解 (literal) → 分解 · fēn​jiě · to decompose 作用 (literal) → 作用 · zuò​yòng · function

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense