metabolic rate
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metabolic rate
The body’s energy expenditure per unit of time.
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Noun | 1. | metabolic rate - rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period basal metabolic rate, BMR - the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
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metabolic rate
n → Stoffwechselrate f
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