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单词 metabolize
释义

metabolize

verb

me·​tab·​o·​lize mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlīz How to pronounce metabolize (audio)
metabolized; metabolizing

transitive verb

: to subject to metabolism

intransitive verb

: to perform metabolism
metabolizable
mə-ˌta-bə-ˈlī-zə-bəl How to pronounce metabolize (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Food is metabolized by the body.
Recent Examples on the Web Weight is not the whole story, because women’s higher body fat levels cause some drugs to metabolize more slowly, but precision in identifying the truly critical variables for drug dosing should be possible. Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2017 The ability to metabolize alcohol slows as you age, health.clevelandclinic.org says. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 29 June 2022 Taken together, these perspective-shifting passages recreate the cacophony not just of New York City but of modern life more generally, by the ever-growing glut of information and secondhand experience the average person must metabolize. Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 Those with higher body fat will metabolize weed slower than those with less fat, according to Medical News Today. Liam Gravvat, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 Some mosses even use the ammonia from car exhaust as a nutrient, while others bind heavy metals and metabolize fine dust. Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Hormones like estrogen and progesterone ebb and flow throughout the month, influencing everything from how women respond to training, metabolize nutrients, and regulate body temperature and hydration levels. Christine Yu, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2020 These bubbles of carbon dioxide, caught and held by the stretchy matrix of flour proteins, are the by-product of respiration as the yeasts and bacteria metabolize the starches. Benjamin, Longreads, 20 May 2022 That’s a key element of this fascinating drama: the ability of people to metabolize change under massive pressure. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 4 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

metabol(ic) or metabol(ism) + -ize

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Medical Definition

metabolize

verb

me·​tab·​o·​lize
variants also British metabolise
-ˌlīz How to pronounce metabolize (audio)
metabolized also British metabolised; metabolizing also British metabolising

transitive verb

: to subject to metabolism

intransitive verb

: to perform metabolism
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