metabolic

CEFRB2

/mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to the chemical processes that keep a living body working.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Pertaining to or involving change.

Examples

  • Positron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.

  • Tom suffers from various metabolic disorders.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

  2. Of or pertaining to metabolism.

  3. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis.

More examples

In context

  • metabolic activity

  • metabolic force

  • To date, no independent, well-controlled studies support claims of DAT’s effectiveness and the claim that dolphin echolocation produces beneficial cellular metabolic changes in individuals with ASD.

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Origin

adjective

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