métabolisme
See also: metabolisme
French
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -isme, from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmétabolisme 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.