kapbisa

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of sangkap (“ingredient; substance”) +‎ bisa (“effect”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kapˈbisaʔ/ [kɐpˈbiː.sɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -isaʔ
• Syllabification: kap‧bi‧sa

Noun

kapbisà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ) (neologism)

1. metabolism

Further reading

• del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL