metabolism
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Fat metabolism – women have higher fat stores and burn it more efficiently, giving them a steady energy source for longer.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
This stabilization increased PPARδ transcriptional activity and boosted the activity of genes involved in lipid metabolism.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
The metabolic atlas also provides one of the most detailed resources yet for researchers studying metabolism during human brain development.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
"We observed that changing the physiological media composition and changing the available metabolites for those tumor cells reveals distinct biology for normal and tumor cell metabolism," said Tharp.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
If sugar was sugar was sugar—if the metabolism of lactose was no different from that of glucose—then one might have expected bacteria fed on the glucose/lactose mix to exhibit the same smooth arc of growth.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The results point to one major difference: species whose metabolisms were less able to cope with warmer, oxygen poor water suffered the highest extinction rates.
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
Smaller animals also typically require more nutrient-dense food than larger ones, because they have faster metabolisms and consume more energy per unit of body mass.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2024
"Considering that the vast majority of reductases encoded by gut bacteria remain functionally uncharacterized, identified metabolisms may only scratch the surface of interactions between respiratory reductases and the gut metabolome," the study authors wrote.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2024
By then, our metabolisms were high enough to keep us conscious and alive.
From Perfect Control by Richard Stockham
Vocabulary lists containing metabolism
The Things They Carried
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
Power Suffix: -ism
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
"Remarks at the Dedication of the Aerospace Medical Health Center," Vocabulary from the speech
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!
