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metabolic

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/(UK)

Definition of metabolic

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to metabolism.
    “metabolic activity”
    “metabolic force”
    “To date, no independent, well-controlled studies support claims of DAT’s effectiveness and the claim that dolphin echolocation produces beneficial cellular metabolic changes in individuals with ASD.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to metabolism.
    “metabolic activity”
    “metabolic force”
    “To date, no independent, well-controlled studies support claims of DAT’s effectiveness and the claim that dolphin echolocation produces beneficial cellular metabolic changes in individuals with ASD.”
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete)Of or pertaining to metamorphosis.
  3. (not-comparable, obsolete, rare)Pertaining to or involving change.

noun

  1. (informal)A nutritional supplement.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μεταβολικός (metabolikós), from μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -ικός (-ikós), thus by surface analysis, metabola + -ic. Compare metabolism.

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