métabolisme

See also: metabolisme

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.ta.bɔ.lizm/
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Noun

métabolisme m (plural métabolismes)

(physiology) metabolism (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells)

Derived terms

métaboliser (“to metabolise”)

Further reading

“métabolisme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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