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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

Additional research published later that year has provided further evidence of its importance in regulating body fat and metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Together, these items weighed between 12 and 18 pounds, depending upon a man’s habits or rate of metabolism.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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

Additionally, they discovered diverse viral communities and uncovered 13 types of AMGs that help regulate the metabolisms of their host.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 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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