metabolic
pronunciation
How to pronounce metabolic in British English:
UK [ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk]
How to pronounce metabolic in American English:
US [ˌmetəˈbɑːlɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to metabolism
- undergoing metamorphosis
Word Origin
- metabolic (adj.)
- 1845 in biological sense, from German metabolisch (1839), from Greek metabolikos "changeable," from metabole "a change, changing, a transition" (see metabolism). Used earlier in a general sense of "involving change" (1743). Related: Metabolically.
Example
- 1. Protein has a greater metabolic boost than fat or carbohydrates .
- 2. That other factor , they contend , is mom 's metabolic rate .
- 3. In theory , that means the beans can aid metabolic regulation-but theory is not data .
- 4. Arsenic disrupts metabolic pathways because chemically it behaves similarly to phosphate .
- 5. And other studies this year have also shown a connection between openness and reduced metabolic risk .