metabolism

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

metabolisms

1.
(countable, uncountable)(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
The metabolisms of aerobic bacteria require oxygen
2.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)(physiology, by extension) The rate at which these processes occur for a given organism
Small animals have a much higher metabolism than large animals because they lose more body heat
3.
(broadly, countable, figuratively, uncountable)(figurative, by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.

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From μεταβολή + -ism, from μεταβάλλω + -η.