metabolize
[ muh-tab-uh-lahyz ]
verb (used with or without object),me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing.
to subject to metabolism; change by metabolism.
Origin of metabolize
1First recorded in 1885–90; metabol(ism) + -ize
- Also especially British, me·tab·o·lise .
Other words from metabolize
- me·tab·o·liz·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- me·tab·o·liz·a·ble, adjective
- me·tab·o·liz·er, noun
- un·me·tab·o·lized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for metabolize
metabolize
metabolise
/ (mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz) /
verb
to bring about or subject to metabolism
Derived forms of metabolize
- metabolizable or metabolisable, adjective
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Scientific definitions for metabolize
metabolize
[ mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′ ]
To subject a substance to metabolism or produce a substance by metabolism.
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