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metabolism

noun
🔊/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/
🔊/məˈtæbəlɪzəm/
 [uncountable, countable] (biology生物)
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  1. the chemical processes in living things that change food, etc. into energy and materials for growth新陈代谢
    • The body's metabolism is slowed down by extreme cold.严寒可以使身体新陈代谢的速度下降。🔊🔊
    Topics Biologyc1
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek metabolē ‘change’ (from metaballein ‘to change’) + -ism.