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Metabolizing

To undergo metabolism.

📖 Definitions of "Metabolizing"

verb
  1. 1

    To undergo metabolism.

  2. 2

    To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.

  3. 3

    To produce a substance using metabolism.

  4. 4

    (by extension) To absorb and process as if by metabolism.

adjective
  1. 1

    That serves to metabolize a specific class of compound

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Metabolizing"

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WordDefinition
xenobioticnoun(biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system.
drugnoun(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
multimetabolite(biochemistry) Relating to multiple metabolites
metabosensitiveSensitive to changes in metabolism (or to the presence of metabolites)
catabolizedverb(biochemistry) modified by catabolism
procatabolic(biochemistry) That promotes catabolism
metabotropicnounDescribing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation)
anabolizedverb(biochemistry) Modified by anabolism
proteometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to proteometabolism
glycometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to glycometabolism
bioactivatingnounThat leads to bioactivation
anabolizingnounLeading to anabolism
metabotrophicnounMisspelling of metabotropic. [Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation)]
cerebrometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to metabolism within the brain
lipotropic(biochemistry) Helping to metabolize lipids.
anabolisedAlternative form of anabolized. [(biochemistry) Modified by anabolism]
dopaminotrophic(biochemistry) That metabolises dopamine
glucometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to the metabolism of sugars
catabolytic(biochemistry) Relating to catabolysis
submetabolicLess than that produced by a normal metabolism

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