metabolize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- metabolizability noun
- metabolizable adjective
- metabolizer noun
- unmetabolized adjective
Etymology
Origin of metabolize
First recorded in 1885–90; metabol(ism) + -ize
Example Sentences
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"It all depends on the human body's ability to absorb and metabolize these elements that are available in the environment," she adds.
From Science Daily
"It is also important to ask whether the person who is taking the supplement has the required enzymes to metabolize these products to prevent chronic inflammation and subsequently cancer development."
From Science Daily
At the basic cellular level, we are beings that metabolize energy, reproduce offspring and pursue survival.
At the same time, arginine slightly increased the presence of streptococci that are better at metabolizing arginine.
From Science Daily
“You help them alchemize or metabolize the emotional experience and then it becomes an experience in the past, where that feeling has been able to escape the body,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times
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