同化作用

Traditional form:

同化作用

Pinyin (reading):

tónghuàzuòyòng

Definitions:

• assimilation
• anabolism (biology)
• constructive metabolism (using energy to make proteins etc)

Characters:

• 同 - same, similar; together with, alike
• 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use

Traditional characters:

• 同 - same, similar; together with, alike
• 化 - to change, to convert, to reform; -ize
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 用 - to use, to employ, to apply; use