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metabolism

[muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm] / məˈtæb əˌlɪz əm /


NOUN
digestion
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Metabolites are small molecules produced or altered during metabolism, including compounds created by gut microbes as they process food and other substances.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

The researchers examined how human metabolism changes during spaceflight by measuring metabolites in astronauts' blood.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Its many other components may interact with the microbiome, metabolism, and nervous system in different ways.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

By analyzing these molecules, researchers can learn about processes ranging from diet and metabolism to what is happening inside the intestines.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

This material is processed by a superefficient metabolism, stripped of any useful minerals and...ejected at the other end, as it were.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

These molecules are generated in part because tumor cells have highly active metabolisms.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fish, mobile snails, sea urchins, and bivalves such as clams, oysters, and mussels all require faster metabolisms to support movement and, in many cases, predatory lifestyles.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026

The higher temperatures promote algae growth by allowing their metabolisms to shift into overdrive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

The authors also contest Herculano-Houzel's assumption that one can predict different dinosaurs' metabolisms, aging rates and other life history traits based on the existing data.

From Salon ● May 4, 2024

Invariably, on other planets, that has meant higher metabolisms in the fauna.

From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks




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