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Metabolic

Metˊa-bol′ic

,
Adj.
[Gr. [GREEK]. See
Metabola
.]
1.
(Biol.)
Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
2.
(Physiol.)
Of or pertaining to metabolism;
as,
metabolic
activity;
metabolic
force.

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metabolic

metabolic

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Adjective

metabolic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
  2. Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.

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