[ mɪ'tabəlɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun the chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life.
Derivatives
metabolic ˌmɛtə'bɒlɪk adjective
metabolically adverb
Origin
C19: from Gk metabolē 'change' + -ism .
[ mɪ'tabəlɪz(ə)m ]
■ noun the chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life.
Derivatives
metabolic ˌmɛtə'bɒlɪk adjective
metabolically adverb
Origin
C19: from Gk metabolē 'change' + -ism .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004