metabolize
To undergo metabolism.
Other meanings
To cause a substance to undergo metabolism.
To produce a substance using metabolism.
Related words
- nonmetabolized
- unmetabolized
- cometabolize
- metabolizability
- metabolizable
- metabolizer
- mismetabolize
- remetabolize
- nonmetabolizing
Word history
From Ancient Greek "μετᾰβολή" (change, mutation).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “metabolize” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.