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1. (n.) metabolism
the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available.
Etymology: (1875–80; < Gk metabol(ē) change (meta-meta - +bolē a throw) + -ism)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) metamorphosis, metabolism
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
2. (noun) metabolism, metabolic process
the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) metabolism
the act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism)
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. metabolism
name given to a chemical change in the cells or tissues of living matter.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. metabolism
The chemical reactions that occur within the cells, tissues, or an organism. These processes include both the biosynthesis (ANABOLISM) and the breakdown (CATABOLISM) of organic materials utilized by the living organism.
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