metabolizer
metabolizer noun: any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat).
Noun
metabolizer (plural metabolizers)
- Any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat).
- One who metabolizes.
- We could therefore assert that a person who uses, on average, more than 110 calories per hour would be termed a fast metabolizer and a person who uses less than 90 calories per hour would be a slow metabolizer.2012, Douglas Graham, The 80/10/10 Diet, page 244
Forms of metabolizer
| plural | metabolizers |
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Origin of metabolizer
From metabolize + -er.
Questions about metabolizer
- What does metabolizer mean?
- Metabolizer means any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat).
- What part of speech is metabolizer?
- Metabolizer is a noun.
- What is the plural of metabolizer?
- The plural of metabolizer is metabolizers.
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