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[syn: metabolic, metabolous]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Metabolic \Met`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See Metabola.]
1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,
or involving, change.
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2. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic
activity; metabolic force.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
metabolic
adj 1: of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate"
2: undergoing metamorphosis [syn: metabolic, metabolous]
[ant: ametabolic, ametabolous]