metabolism

Speech parts

1. metabolism - Noun

2. Metabolism - Proper noun

Meaning

The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism).

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

metabolic process metamorphosis catabolism anabolism biotransformation avatar transfiguration being life body growth living person activity animal
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Antonyms

death idea understanding inanimate fatality inactivity
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Hypernyms

biological process organic process

Hyponyms

respiration hemimetabolism glycolysis holometabolism hemimetamorphosis hemimetaboly

Related terms

metabolic catabolism metabola anabolism metabolise Metabolist

Phrases with the word

amino acid metabolism disorder lipid metabolism sugar metabolism disorder nitrogen metabolism metabolism-improving glucose metabolism

Examples

While weight loss is important, what's more important is the quality of food you put in your body - food is information that quickly changes your metabolism and genes. Mark Hyman, M.D.

I think I must have a super-fast metabolism. Katie Price

Antioxidants are chemicals that break down or neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals - chemicals produced as a byproduct of normal cellular metabolism. David Perlmutter

The excitement of vitamins, nutrition and metabolism permeated the environment. Paul D. Boyer

Around age 40 I put on twenty pounds. I had always had a perfect metabolism. But, my metabolism betrayed me as it does most people, except a very rare few who will always be thin. Suzanne Somers

I'm lucky I have good metabolism and I'm very grateful for that. Sienna Miller

Close letter words and terms

metabolise metaboliser metabolisis metabolism rate metabolism-improving metabolism-related