English words for 'Alternative form of metabolization.'
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verb
- (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
- (transitive) To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
- (transitive) To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.
- (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
- (transitive, intransitive, oil industry) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
- (intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
- (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
- (rugby) Cause to waste energy.
- clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
- use up (energy)
noun
- (pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
- (pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
- the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion, duration of effect, etc.
prefix
- (biochemistry) Relating to metabolism.
- (anatomy and zoology) Behind.
- (chemistry) Having fewer molecules of water than the ortho- equivalent.
- Having analogies with metaphysics.
- (organic chemistry) in isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in alternate (1,3) positions; contrasted with ortho- and para-.
- (geology) Modified by metamorphosis; analogies and derivatives of metamorphism.
- (pathology) Consequent on.
- Pertaining to a level above or beyond; reflexive or recursive; about itself or about other things of the same type. For example, metadata is data that describes data, metalanguage is language that describes language, etc.
- (botany and zoology) Later or subsequent.
- Transcending, encompassing.
noun
noun
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
- (uncountable, figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
- (uncountable, MLE) Any illegal substance or illegal substances, drugs.
- (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- (countable) A foodstuff, a type of food.
noun
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
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noun
- (pharmacology) The particular rates at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
- (pharmacology) A branch of pharmacology concerned with the rate at which drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
- the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rate of excretion, duration of effect, etc.
noun
noun
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
- (uncountable, figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
- (uncountable, MLE) Any illegal substance or illegal substances, drugs.
- (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- (countable) A foodstuff, a type of food.
noun
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
- A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.
adj
verb
- (transitive) To expend energy resulting from metabolizing food.
- (transitive) To use up a resource in a nonproductive manner.
- (transitive, intransitive, television) To fill (low-value air time) with programming not suitable for its original purpose.
- (transitive) To speed past (someone), such as in a race, especially when first starting off.
- (intransitive) To dissipate as the result of heat.
- (transitive, intransitive, oil industry) To dispose of (unusable explosive natural gas from an oil well) by burning it as it emerges from the well.
- (intransitive, rail transport, of an axle bearing) To fail due to overheating.
- (transitive) To cause to dissipate by applying heat.
- (rugby) Cause to waste energy.
- clear land of its vegetation by burning it off
- use up (energy)