metabolism

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noun

1. the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
• Syn:
metamorphosis
• Derivationally related forms:
metabolic, metabolous, metamorphic (for: metamorphosis)
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
• Hyponyms:
hemimetamorphosis, hemimetabolism, hemimetaboly, heterometabolism, heterometaboly,
holometabolism, holometaboly
2. the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
• Syn:
metabolic process
• Derivationally related forms:
metabolic, metabolize
• Topics:
organism, being
• Hypernyms:
organic process, biological process
• Hyponyms:
respiration, internal respiration, cellular respiration, basal metabolism, fat metabolism, glycolysis
• Part Meronyms:
anabolism, constructive metabolism, catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation,
destructive metabolism, Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  metabolic process, metamorphosis