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metabolism

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


NOUN
digestion
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This offset a weaker-than-expected performance at AstraZeneca’s cardiovascular, renal and metabolism business, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

The six peptides are BPC-157, Epitalon, KPV, MOTS-c, Semax, and TB-500, which are marketed for antiaging, boosting metabolism and improving memory, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

In other words, changes in gut bacteria appeared to increase intestinal pyruvate, a compound involved in energy metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

An international research team, which included Gross and Chourasia, investigated how MTCH2 influences metabolism in fat tissue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

While mice and humans have different metabolisms, these findings may point to new therapeutic approaches or diet recommendations to help control cancer growth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025

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

We really can't blame the crocodiles for their metabolisms.

From The Forest Monster of Oz by Bob Evans


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