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metabolic

/mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/ UK

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek μεταβολικός (metabolikós), from μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -ικός (-ikós), thus by surface analysis, metabola + -ic. Compare metabolism.

adjective

not comparable Of or pertaining to metabolism. metabolic activity
not comparable, obsolete Of or pertaining to metamorphosis.
not comparable, obsolete, rare Pertaining to or involving change.

noun metabolics

informal A nutritional supplement.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: metabolous, metabolism, acidosis, bioenergetic, biochemical, physiological, cellular, catabolic, anabolic, nutritive, trophic, life-sustaining, transformative, oxidative, fermentative, digestive

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adj of or pertaining to metabolism

Español	metabólico
Português	metabólico
Français	métabolique
Italiano	metabolico
Русский	метаболи́ческий metabolíčeskij
العربية	اِسْتِقْلَابِيّ istiqlābiyy, أَيْضِيّ ʔayḍiyy

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@misc{metabolic_2026,
  title = {metabolic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metabolic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}