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metabolize
(redirected from metabolising)

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me·tab·o·lize  (m-tb-lz)
v. me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing, me·tab·o·liz·es
v.tr.
1. To subject (a substance) to metabolism.
2. To produce (a substance) by metabolism.
v.intr.
To undergo change by metabolism.
me·tabo·liza·ble adj.
metabolize, metabolise [mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz]
vb
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) to bring about or subject to metabolism
metabolizable , metabolisable adj
metabolize  (m-tb-lz)
To subject a substance to metabolism or produce a substance by metabolism.
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Verb1.metabolize - produce by metabolism
metabolise
Translations
metabolize [meˈtæbəlaɪz] VT → metabolizar
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