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catabolism

the breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy in living organisms destructive or downward metabolism a form of metabolism opposed to anabolism See also Disassimilation

Catarrhine

division of Quadrumana including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward See Monkey

Cernuous

Inclining or nodding downward pendulous drooping said of a bud flower fruit or the capsule of a moss

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Cata

The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition used as a prefix to signify down downward under against contrary or opposed to wholly completely as in cataclysm catarrh It sometimes drops the final vowel

Declination

The act or state of bending downward inclination as declination of the head

Deep

Extending far below the surface of great perpendicular dimension measured from the surface downward and distinguished from high which is measured upward far to the bottom having a certain depth as a

Deflection

or state of being turned aside a turning from a right line or proper course a bending esp downward deviation

Depth

The quality of being deep deepness perpendicular measurement downward from the surface or horizontal measurement backward from the front as the depth of a river the depth

Descend

To pass from a higher to a lower place to move downwards to come or go down in any way as by falling flowing walking etc to plunge to fall

Descension

The act of going downward descent falling or sinking declension degradation

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