metabolism

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UK /mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.əm/ US /məˈtæb.əˌlɪz.əm/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

corporate, epilepsy, established, good, higher, large, multiple, shorter

My grandmother has always had a good metabolism and rarely gains weight even in winter.

VERB + METABOLISM

disorder, disorders, improves, signaling, understand

Regular exercise improves metabolism and helps you burn calories more efficiently.

METABOLISM + NOUN

animals, division, survival

Different animals have different metabolism rates depending on their body size.

PREP.

than

People with faster metabolism burn more calories than those with slower metabolic rates.

ADV.

such

Regular exercise helps speed up your metabolism such that you burn more calories throughout the day.

Definitions

noun

The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

The metabolisms of aerobic bacteria require oxygen

The rate at which these processes occur for a given organism

Small animals have a much higher metabolism than large animals because they lose more body heat

The processes that maintain any dynamic system.

The results of this generalized speedup of the corporate metabolism are multiple: shorter product life cycles, more leasing and renting, more frequent buying and selling, more ephemeral consumption patterns, […]

name

A post-war Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult

metamorphosis

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The metabolisms of aerobic bacteria require oxygen

Wiktionary

Small animals have a much higher metabolism than large animals because they lose more body heat

Wiktionary

"My metabolism is such that no matter how much I eat I don't put on weight." "Just now, this second, you've made enemies of people throughout the world."

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The relationship between epilepsy and glucose metabolism was established more than 85 years ago.

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Tom suffers from several disorders of the metabolism.

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Usage Notes

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