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Definition of Metabolize
1. Verb. Produce by metabolism.
Definition of Metabolize
1. v. t. & i. To change by a metabolic process. See Metabolism.
Definition of Metabolize
1. Verb. (intransitive) To undergo metabolism. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To cause a substance to undergo metabolism. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To produce a substance using metabolism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metabolize
1. [v -LIZED, -LIZING, -LIZES]
Medical Definition of Metabolize
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Metabolize
Literary usage of Metabolize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The ability of the colon to metabolize the different N-nitrosamines varies among
individuals. While colon from all investigated cases could metabolize DMN, ..."
2. The Elements of the Science of Nutrition by Graham Lusk (1917)
"metabolize is not exhausted by the protein furnished, then carbohydrates and fats
are destroyed up to the limit of the ability of the cells to do so. ..."
3. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1895)
"His theory of the means used by the body to metabolize the ... The cells, saturated
more or less with proteid, begin to metabolize or oxidize the proteid ..."
4. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"The weight of evidence indicates that rodents and humans differ significantly in
their capacity to metabolize trichloroethylene in their lungs, ..."
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