métabolisme
See also: metabolisme
French edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -isme, from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
métabolisme m (plural métabolismes)
- (physiology) metabolism (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells)
Derived terms edit
- métaboliser (“to metabolise”)
Descendants edit
- → Persian: متابولیسم (metâbolism)
Further reading edit
- “métabolisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.