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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary met·a·bol·ic \\ˌme-tə-ˈbä-lik\\ adjective DATE 1841 : of, relating to, or based on metabolism • met·a·bol·i·cal·ly \\-li-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb English Etymology metabolic 1845, from Ger. metabolisch (1839), from Gk. metabolikos"changeable," from metabole "a change, changing," related to metaballein "to change" (see metabolism). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged meta·bol·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at meta- +|bälik, -lēk\ adjectivealso meta·bol·i·cal \-lə̇kəl, -lēk-\ Etymology: metabolic from German metabolisch, from Greek metabolikos changing, from metabolē change + -ikos -ic; metabolical from metabolic + -al 1. : of, relating to, or worked by metabolism < our feelings as well as our physical acts have an essentially metabolic pattern — Susanne K. Langer > 2. a. : undergoing metamorphosis : changeable in form b. [New Latin Metabola + English -ic or -ical] : of or relating to the Metabola 3. : vegetative 1a — used especially of a cell nucleus that is not dividing; compare resting nucleus• meta·bol·i·cal·ly \-lə̇k(ə)lē, -lēk-, -li\ adverb |
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