metabolism, metabolic process
(noun) the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
metamorphosis, metabolism
(noun) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
metabolism (countable and uncountable, plural metabolisms)
(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
Metabolism
A post-war Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth.
Source: Wiktionary
Me*tab"o*lism, n. (Physiol.)
Definition: The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
