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metabolic

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/ · UK /ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk/

metabolic means: Related to the processes in living things that turn food into energy and materials for growth.

adjective

BODY CHEMICAL PROCESSESC1

Related to the processes in living things that turn food into energy and materials for growth.

  • Exercise can affect your metabolic rate.
  • The child has a rare metabolic disorder.
  • Scientists measured metabolic activity in the cells.

Common phrases: metabolic rate, metabolic disorder, metabolic activity

noun

NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTC2

A product taken in addition to food to provide nutrients.

  • The shop sells a powdered metabolic.
  • She asked what the metabolic contained.
  • The product list included vitamins and several metabolics.

Similar words: nutritional supplement, dietary supplement

Common phrases: take a metabolic, metabolic supplement

Questions about metabolic

What does metabolic mean?

Related to the processes in living things that turn food into energy and materials for growth.

What is metabolic in other languages?

Türkçe: metabolik · Español: metabólico · Français: métabolique · Deutsch: metabolisch · Italiano: metabolico · 日本語: 代謝の

How do you pronounce metabolic?

In American English /ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/; in British English /ˌmetəˈbɒlɪk/.

How do you use metabolic in a sentence?

Exercise can affect your metabolic rate. The child has a rare metabolic disorder.

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