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metabolism: Meaning and Definition of
me•tab•o•lism
Pronunciation: (mu-tab'u-liz"um), [key]
— n.
- the sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available. Cf.
- any basic process of organic functioning or operating: changes in the country's economic metabolism.
See also:
- metabolism (Thesaurus)
