metabolism

See also: Metabolism

English

Etymology

From French métabolisme, from Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, change), from μετά (metá, meta-) + βάλλω (bállō, I throw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈtæbəlɪzəm/

Noun

metabolism (countable and uncountable, plural metabolisms)

  1. (physiology) The complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells.

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