Metabolically
[met-uh-bol-ik] /ˌmɛt əˈbɒl ɪk/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or affected by .
2.
undergoing metamorphosis.
adj.
1845 in biological sense, from German metabolisch (1839), from Greek metabolikos “changeable,” from metabole “a change, changing, a transition” (see metabolism). Used earlier in a general sense of “involving change” (1743). Related: Metabolically.
metabolic met·a·bol·ic (mět’ə-bŏl’ĭk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.
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