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metabolizable, a.|mɛˈtæbəlaɪzəb(ə)l|
[f. metabolize v. + -able.]
Capable of being metabolized: applied to (a) substances that can be utilized by the body, and (b) energy that can be made available or produced by metabolic processes.
1905Bull. Bureau Animal Industry, U.S. Dept. Agric. No. 74. 7 The metabolizable, available and utilizable energy of the hay. 1957G. E. Hutchinson Treat. Limnol. I. ix. 617 Metabolizable material derived from the mud. 1961Ann. Rev. Physiol. XXIII. 17 The metabolizable energy supplied by a feed. 1968New Scientist 28 Nov. 496/1 They have investigated the possibility of obtaining metabolizable sugars from sawdust on a commercial basis.
Hence meˌtabolizaˈbility, capability of being metabolized.
1929Mitchell & Hamilton Biochem. Amino Acids vii. 360 The experiments..demonstrate the ready metabolizability of histidine, as compared..with..imidazole lactic acid. 1949Jrnl. Agric. Res. LXXVIII. 487 The digestibility and metabolizability of two rations by sheep are reported. |