METABOLISM

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

Etymology

Noun

metabolism (countable and uncountable, plural metabolisms)

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

Proper noun

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

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