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metabolisms

metabolisms is the plural of metabolism.

Meaning of metabolism

Noun

metabolism (countable and uncountable, plural metabolisms)

  1. The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
    • The metabolisms of aerobic bacteria require oxygen
  2. (broadly) The rate at which these processes occur for a given organism
    • Small animals have a much higher metabolism than large animals because they lose more body heat
  3. (broadly, figuratively) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.
    • The results of this generalized speedup of the corporate metabolism are multiple: shorter product life cycles, more leasing and renting, more frequent buying and selling, more ephemeral consumption patterns, […]1980, Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave, page 230

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Questions about metabolisms

What is metabolisms the plural of?
Metabolisms is the plural of metabolism.

Words near metabolisms in the dictionary

  1. metabolisers
  2. metabolises
  3. metabolising
  4. metabolisis
  5. metabolism
  6. metabolisms
  7. Metabolist
  8. Metabolists
  9. metabolite
  10. metabolites
  11. metabolitic

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