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metabolism
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metabolism
n.
process in which food is converted to provide energy and to produce and maintain cells and tissues (Physiology, Chemistry)
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Metabolism
Metabolism (from metabole, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of living organisms. These enzyme-catalyzed reactions allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments. The word metabolism can also refer to all chemical reactions that occur in living organisms, including digestion and the transport of substances into and between different cells, in which case the set of reactions within the cells is called intermediary metabolism or intermediate metabolism.
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metabolism
Noun
1. the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
(synonym) metamorphosis
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly
2. the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
(synonym) metabolic process, metastasis
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) respiration, internal respiration, cellular respiration
(part-meronym) anabolism, constructive metabolism
(derivation) metabolize, metabolise
(classification) organism, being
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metabolism
n.
metabolismus; látková výměna
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metabolism
Rzecz.
metabolizm; przemiana materii
