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metabolic

[ met-uh-bol-ik ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
undergoing metamorphosis.

Words nearby metabolic

meta-dichlorobenzene, meta-ethics, metabasis, metabiosis, metabisulfite test, metabolic, metabolic acidosis, metabolic alkalosis, metabolic coma, metabolic craniopathy, metabolic equivalent

Origin of metabolic

1735–45; < Greek metabolikós changeable, equivalent to metabol(ḗ) (see metabolism) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM metabolic

met·a·bol·i·cal·ly, adverbhy·per·met·a·bol·ic, adjective
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Medical definitions for hypermetabolic

metabolic
[ mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.
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