METABOLIZE


Meaning of METABOLIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪtæbəlaɪz ]

( metabolizes, metabolizing, metabolized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'metabolise'

When you metabolize a substance, it is affected by chemical processes in your body so that, for example, it is broken down, absorbed, and used. ( TECHNICAL )

Diabetics cannot metabolise glucose properly.

VERB : V n

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