metabolic
/mɛtəˈbɒlɪk
/adjective
Relating to or deriving from the metabolism of a living organism: a metabolic disorder...
- From a metabolic perspective, threonine is one of three indispensable amino acids.
- These enzymes usually act in concert with other enzymes or proteins in DNA metabolic activity.
- It transports nutrients to cells and eliminates metabolic wastes, toxins and excess fluids from the body.
Derivatives
metabolically
/ adverb ...- Tree roots stay metabolically active and continue growing after shoot growth has ceased, and only become dormant after the onset of low temperatures.
- Protein builds muscle, and the more of that metabolically active tissue you have, the easier it will be to lose fat.
- Lean muscle is more metabolically active than fat.