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metabolism

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Noun

the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

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Synonyms:
metabolic process metamorphosis

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basal metabolism constructive metabolism destructive metabolism fat metabolism hemimetabolism heterometabolism holometabolism inborn error of metabolism metabolism
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metabolite anabolic uric acid toxin tryptophan coenzyme a tryptophane rickets inborn error of metabolism otto fritz meyerhof more...

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