destructive metabolism vs catabolism

destructive metabolism and catabolism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destructive metabolism	Yes	No	No	No
catabolism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, destructive metabolism and catabolism are synonyms defined as:

destructive metabolism and catabolism: breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

Other synonyms of destructive metabolism include dissimilation, katabolism.

destructive metabolism (noun)	catabolism (noun)
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy	breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy