Tagalog

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Etymology

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Blend of sangkap (ingredient; substance) +‎ bisa (effect).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kapbisà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ) (neologism)

  1. metabolism

Further reading

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  • del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL