METABOLISM (ADJECTIVE METABOLIC)

Meaning of METABOLISM (ADJECTIVE METABOLIC) in English

the process of building the body's molecular structures from nutrients (anabolism) and breaking them down for energy production (catabolism).

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ADJECTIVE — adj [Gram.] adjective, adjectival
Interlingua English vocab
ADJECTIVE — adjective (-al, -ic)
English interlingue dictionary
METABOLISM — noun see: devil Date: 1878 1. the sum of the processes in the buildup and destruction of protoplasm, the sum …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METABOLIC — adjective Date: 1841 of, relating to, or based on metabolism, ~ally adverb
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADJECTIVE — I. ~ see: jet Date: 14th century of, relating to, or functioning as an ~ , not standing by itself …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
METABOLISM — Sum of all the chemical reaction s that take place in every cell of a living organism, providing energy for …
Английский словарь Британика
ADJECTIVE — I. ˈajə̇ktiv, -ēk-, rapid sometimes ˈajəd.iv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French adjectif, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METABOLISM — mə̇ˈtabəˌlizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary metabol- (from Greek metabolē change) + -ism 1. a. : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METABOLIC — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at meta- +|bälik, -lēk adjective also meta·bol·i·cal -lə̇kəl, -lēk- Etymology: metabolic from German metabolisch, from Greek metabolikos changing, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
METABOLISM — (n.) The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance …
Английский словарь Webster
METABOLIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.
Английский словарь Webster
METABOLIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
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ADJECTIVE — (v. t.) To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.
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ADJECTIVE — (n.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or something attributed …
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ADJECTIVE — (n.) Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.
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METABOLISM — ( n. ) The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METABOLIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METABOLIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — ( v. t. ) To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — ( n. ) Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — ( n. ) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to express a quality of the thing named, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
METABOLISM — /meuh tab"euh liz'euhm/ , n. 1. Biol. , Physiol. the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METABOLIC — — metabolically , adv. /met'euh bol"ik/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or affected by metabolism. 2. undergoing metamorphosis. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — — adjectively , adv. /aj"ik tiv/ , n. 1. Gram. any member of a class of words that in many …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
METABOLIC — adj. (Physiology, Chemistry) of the metabolism (physical and chemical process by which food is broken down in the body to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ADJECTIVE — I. ˈa-jik-tiv also ˈa-jə-tiv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French adjectif, from Late Latin adjectivus, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METABOLISM — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek metabolē change, from metaballein to change, from meta- + ballein to throw — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METABOLIC — adjective Date: 1841 : of, relating to, or based on metabolism • met·a·bol·i·cal·ly -li-k(ə-)lē adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
METABOLISM — add. ·noun the series of chemical changes which take place in an organism, by means of which food is manufactured …
Webster English vocab
METABOLIC — adj of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change. 2. metabolic ·adj of or pertaining to metabolism; as, …
Webster English vocab
ADJECTIVE — noun relating to procedure. 2. adjective ·noun not standing by itself; dependent. 3. adjective ·noun a dependent; an accessory. 4. …
Webster English vocab
METABOLIC — [met.a.bol.ic] adj (1845): of, relating to, or based on metabolism -- met.a.bol.i.cal.ly adv
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADJECTIVE — [ad.jec.tive] adj [ME, fr. MF or LL; MF adjectif, fr. LL adjectivus, fr. L adjectus, pp. of adjicere to throw …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
METABOLISM — the sum of all the chemical reactions that take place within every single cell of a living organism, providing energy …
Britannica English vocabulary
METABOLISM — metabolism BrE AmE mə ˈtæb ə ˌlɪz ə m mɪ-, me- ▷ metabolism|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METABOLIC — metabolic BrE AmE ˌmet ə ˈbɒl ɪk ◂ AmE \ ˌmet̬ ə ˈbɑːl ɪk ◂ ▷ metabolic|ally ə l‿i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — adjective BrE AmE ˈædʒ ɪkt ɪv -ekt-, -əkt- !!-ət̬- ▷ adjective|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
METABOLIC — ➡ metabolism
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METABOLISM — / məˈtæbəlɪzəm; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ] ( biology ) the chemical processes in living things that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — / ˈædʒɪktɪv; NAmE / noun ( grammar ) a word that describes a person or thing, for example big , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METABOLISM — me ‧ tab ‧ o ‧ lis ‧ m /məˈtæbəlɪz ə m, mɪˈtæbəlɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
METABOLIC — met ‧ a ‧ bol ‧ ic /ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk◂ $ -ˈbɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] relating to your body’s …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ADJECTIVE — ad ‧ jec ‧ tive /ˈædʒəktɪv, ˈædʒɪktɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
METABOLISM — n. all the chemical processes that occur within a living organism, resulting in energy production (destructive metabolism) and growth (constructive …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
METABOLISM — n. all the chemical processes that occur within a living organism, resulting in energy production (destructive metabolism) and growth (constructive …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
METABOLISM — n. all the chemical processes that occur within a living organism, resulting in energy production (destructive metabolism) and growth (constructive …
Oxford English vocab
METABOLISM — ( metabolisms) Your metabolism is the way that chemical processes in your body cause food to be used in an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METABOLIC — Metabolic means relating to a person’s or animal’s metabolism. ...people who have inherited a low metabolic rate. ADJ : ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — ( adjectives) An adjective is a word such as ‘big’, ‘dead’, or ‘financial’ that describes a person or thing, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
METABOLIC — Metabolic means relating to a person’s or animal’s metabolism. ...people who have inherited a low ~ rate. ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
METABOLISM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE lipid ▪ The apoprotein components of the lipoproteins are also demonstrated in view of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
METABOLIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES metabolic rate (= the rate at which the body changes food into energy ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ADJECTIVE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB describe ▪ You should try to form an impression of the person the adjectives …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
METABOLISM — [noun] [C] [specialized] - all the chemical processes in your body, esp. those that cause food to be used for …
Cambridge English vocab
METABOLIC — [adjective] [not gradable] [specialized]The athletes had taken pills to stimulate their metabolic rate (= the speed at which their bodies …
Cambridge English vocab
METABOLISM — n. Sum of all the chemical reaction s that take place in every cell of a living organism, providing energy …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
METABOLISM — Synonyms and related words : assimilation, avatar, basal metabolism, catabolism, catalysis, consubstantiation, displacement, heterotopia, metagenesis, metamorphism, metamorphosis, metastasis, metathesis, metempsychosis, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ADJECTIVE — Synonyms and related words : adjectival, adverb, adverbial, adversative conjunction, attributive, conjunction, conjunctive adverb, coordinating conjunction, copulative, copulative conjunction, correlative …
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METABOLIC — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
METABOLIC — adj. Metabolic is used with these nouns: ↑ rate
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ADJECTIVE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attributive , predicative ▪ Attributive ~s precede the noun. ▪ comparative , superlative ▪ gradable , non-gradable …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
METABOLISM — (Biology) The sum of the processes concerned in the building up of protoplasm and its destruction incidental to life; the …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
METABOLISM — The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within us (or any living organism). Metabolism consists both of anabolism and …
English Dictionary of Medicine
METABOLIC — Having to do with metabolism (the total of all chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism …
NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms

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