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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. of or relating to metabolism;
- Example: "metabolic rate"

2. undergoing metamorphosis;
[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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic
      activity; metabolic force.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

metabolic
    adj 1: of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate"
    2: undergoing metamorphosis [syn: metabolic, metabolous]
       [ant: ametabolic, ametabolous]