Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,919,086,340 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

metabolize
(redirected from metabolizable)

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia 0.01 sec.
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.metabolize - produce by metabolism
Translations
metabolize [meˈtæbəlaɪz] VTmetabolizar


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The NRC (1996) has a feed library with RUP included in evaluating diets for meeting requirements for metabolizable protein.
Using tagatose in foods would reduce the amount of metabolizable sugars in the diet as well as provide the desirable prebiotic effect.
Dry matter (DM); Neutral detergent fiber (NDF); Ethereal extract (EE); Mineral matter (MM); * Metabolizable energy (ME)--estimated by NRC (1996).
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.