| cata | slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line |
|---|---|
| cata | (meteorology) of an air current or wind |
| cata | a wind caused by the downward motion of cold air |
| cata | normal aging of cells |
| cata | characterized by destructive metabolism |
| cata | relating to or characterized by catabolism |
| cata | subject to catabolism, as in chemistry |
| cata | breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones with release of energy |
| cata | subject to catabolism, as in chemistry |
| cata | moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings |
| cata | strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') |
| cata | constituting or characterized by or given to catachresis |