métabolisme
See also: metabolisme
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -isme, from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ta.bɔ.lism/, /me.ta.bɔ.lizm/
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Noun
métabolisme m (plural métabolismes)
- (physiology) metabolism (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells)
Derived terms
- métaboliser (“to metabolise”)
Further reading
- “métabolisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.