2. Adjective. That serves to metabolize a specific class of compound ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Metabolizing
1. metabolize [v] - See also: metabolize
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metabolizing
Literary usage of Metabolizing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Among xenobiotic and steroid metabolizing activities, only CSCC and ...
Among xenobiotic- metabolizing activities only ERDE correlated with plasma cotinine ..."
2. Principles of Biochemistry for Students of Medicine, Agriculture and Related by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1920)
"If we now turn to the question of the origin of the varying metabolic rate of
different tissues, we can only infer that the rapidly metabolizing tissues ..."
3. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"A drug metabolizing enzyme genotyping system is a device intended for use in
testing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from clinical samples to identify ..."
4. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"Finally, the functionality of genetic polymorphisms in metabolizing genes or ...
Extrahepatic estrogen-metabolizing enzymes display tissue-specific patterns ..."
5. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1922)
"... blood-making function (in much the same way as in diabetes temporary rest of
the sugar metabolizing function actually increases the sugar metabolizing). ..."