Synonyms for metabolism
məˈtæb əˌlɪz əmme·tab·o·lism

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1. metamorphosis, metabolismnoun

   the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

   Synonyms:
   metabolic process, transfiguration, metamorphosis

2. metabolism, metabolic processnoun

   the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

   Synonyms:
   metabolic process, metamorphosis

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1. • Organic Process

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1. List of paraphrases for "metabolism":

   metabolic, metabolize

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. metabolism

   Synonyms:
   Biotransformation

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1. Barbara Walsh:

   She's going to have a lower heart rate. She's going to have a lower metabolism. She's going to need less sugar, it's almost like the body is sort of knowing that it needs to shut down to protect itself.

2. Barbara Bendlin:

   Our findings suggest that insulin resistance could increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease by affecting glucose metabolism in the brain.

3. Professor Dan Luo:

   We are introducing a brand-new, lifelike material concept powered by its very own artificial metabolism, we are not making something thats alive, but we are creating materials that are much more lifelike than have ever been seen before.

4. Mr Stergiopoulos:

   We have demonstrated that two of the three most serious banana fungal diseases have become more virulent by increasing their ability to manipulate the banana’s metabolic path ways and make use of its nutrients, this parallel change in metabolism of the pathogen and the host plant has been overlooked until now and may represent a ‘ molecular fingerprint ’ of the adaptation process.

5. Michael Berenbrink:

   This type of metabolism is really unheard of among mammals, there are some fish that have similar tricks... but they are also an exception. It really broadens our mind in terms of what evolution can do -- how metabolic pathways can adapt.