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Metabolism

/mɪˈtab.əl.ɪz.əm/

The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

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📖 Definitions of "Metabolism"

noun

1
The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
2
(by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.

🔄 Synonyms of "Metabolism"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
metamorphosisnoun	A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
metastasisnoun	(medicine, oncology) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.
metabolic processnoun	the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Metabolism"

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Word	Definition
metastasisnoun	(medicine, oncology) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.
metamorphosisnoun	A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.
metabolic processnoun	the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
metabolizeverb	(biology, intransitive) To undergo metabolism.
metabolicnoun	(informal) A nutritional supplement
absorptionnoun	The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
equilibriumnoun	The condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced, resulting in no net change.
handlingnoun	A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
congressesnoun	(often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
metabolitesnoun	Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
bioenergeticsnoun	(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
anabolismnoun	The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
assimilationnoun	The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated.
digestionnoun	The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body.
catabolismnoun	(biochemistry) Destructive (lytic) metabolism or metabolization, usually including the release of energy and breakdown of materials.
biotransformationnoun	(biochemistry) The changes (both chemical and physical) that occur to a substance (especially a drug) by the actions of enzymes within an organism.
oxidationnoun	The combination of a substance with oxygen.
metabolizationnoun	The process of metabolizing (transitive senses).
transmethylationnoun	(organic chemistry, biochemistry) The transfer of a methyl group between molecules, especially between biological compounds such as amino acids or the components of nucleic acids.
hypermetabolismnoun	(biochemistry) The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant damage to the body