metabolic

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English

Etymology

See metabolism.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/
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  • Rhymes: -ɒlɪk

Adjective

metabolic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
  2. Of or pertaining to metabolism
    metabolic activity
    metabolic force

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Noun

metabolic (plural metabolics)

  1. (informal) A nutritional supplement

Interlingua

Adjective

metabolic (not comparable)

  1. metabolic

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French métabolique.

Adjective

metabolic m or n (feminine singular metabolică, masculine plural metabolici, feminine and neuter plural metabolice)

  1. metabolic

Declension