Definitions of "metabolism" from Answers.com
me·tab·o·lism
n.
1. The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.
2. The processing of a specific substance within the living body: water metabolism; iodine metabolism.
[From Greek metabole, change, from metaballein, to change : meta-, meta- + ballein, to throw.]
Selected translations for: Metabolism
Dansk (Danish)
n. - metabolisme, stofskifte
Nederlands (Dutch)
metabolisme, stofwisseling
Français (French)
n. - métabolisme
Deutsch (German)
n. - Metabolismus, Stoffwechsel
Italiano (Italian)
metabolismo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - metabolismo (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - metabolismo
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ämnesomsättning
