metabolize
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me·tab·o·lize
(mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′)v. me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing, me·tab·o·liz·es
v.tr.
To subject (a substance) to metabolism: a drug that cats and dogs metabolize differently.
v.intr.
1. To perform metabolism: observed that the cells had stopped metabolizing.
2. To undergo change by metabolism: a compound that metabolizes in the liver.
me·tab′o·liz′a·ble adj.
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metabolize
(mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz) ormetabolise
vb
(Biology) to bring about or subject to metabolism
meˈtaboˌlizable, meˈtaboˌlisable adj
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me•tab•o•lize
(məˈtæb əˌlaɪz)v. -lized, -liz•ing. v.t.
1. to subject to or change by metabolism.
v.i. 2. to effect metabolism.
[1885–90]
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metabolize
Past participle: metabolized
Gerund: metabolizing
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Verb | 1. | metabolize - produce by metabolism |
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Translations
metabolisieren
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