Associations to the word «Metabolic»

Wiktionary

METABOLIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
METABOLIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.
METABOLIC PATHWAY, noun. (physiology) A series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell.
METABOLIC PATHWAYS, noun. Plural of metabolic pathway
METABOLIC RATE, noun. (physiology) The speed of metabolism.
METABOLIC RATES, noun. Plural of metabolic rate
METABOLIC SYNDROME, noun. A combination of medical disorders that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Dictionary definition

METABOLIC, adjective. Of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate".
METABOLIC, adjective. Undergoing metamorphosis.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope