métabolisme

See also: metabolisme

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) +‎ -isme, from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ta.bɔ.lism/, /me.ta.bɔ.lizm/

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Noun

métabolisme m (plural métabolismes)

1. (physiology) metabolism (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells)

Derived terms

• métaboliser (“to metabolise”)

Descendants

• → Persian: متابولیسم (metâbolism)

Further reading

• “métabolisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.