| metabolism | <biochemistry> The sum of all the physical and chemical processes by which living organised substance is produced and maintained (anabolism) and also the transformation by which energy is made available for the uses of the organism (catabolism). Origin: Gr. Metaballein = to turn about, change, alter (18 Nov 1997) |
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| metabolite | <biochemistry> Any substance produced by metabolism or by a metabolic process. (18 Nov 1997) |
| metabolize | <physiology> To change by a metabolic process. See Metabolism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metabotropic receptor | A type of receptor that is linked to intracellular production of 1,2-diacylglycerol and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Origin: metabolism + G. Trope, turning, inclination, + -ic (05 Mar 2000) |
| metabranchial | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchiae. Origin: Meta- + branchial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metabiosis |
In ecology, commensalism is an interaction between two living organisms, where one creature benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped. As with all ecological interactions, commensalisms vary in strength and duration from intimate, long-lived symbioses to brief, weak interactions through intermediaries. The term commensalism derives from the Latin com mensa, meaning sharing a table. ...
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| metabolism |
The total of all chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism. These changes produce energy and basic materials needed for important life processes.
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| metabolize |
To have molecules transformed within the body tissue through chemical processes.
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| metabolism |
The sum of the processes by which a particular substance is handled (as by assimilation and incorporation, or by detoxification and excretion) in the living body.
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| metabolism |
the process of building the body's molecular structures from nutrients (anabolism) and breaking them down for energy production (catabolism).
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