metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlīz 
metabolized; metabolizing
: to subject to metabolism
: to perform metabolism
Examples of metabolize in a Sentence
Food is metabolized by the body.
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It is further metabolized to become LDL.4 Lipoprotein (a): Composed of apolipoprotein(a) and apolipoprotein B-100, this lipoprotein is a type of LDL.
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Despite years of study resulting in an understanding of how fat is metabolized in the body, identifying an effective way of inhibiting its absorption in the intestine has remained out of reach.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
No form in the natural world is unchanging, much less a biological form like us that can only exist by metabolizing energy.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Researchers were able to identify smokers and nonsmokers among hundreds of people who died in England between 1700 and 1855 by analyzing molecules left in their bones after their bodies metabolized tobacco.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
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Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Despite years of study resulting in an understanding of how fat is metabolized in the body, identifying an effective way of inhibiting its absorption in the intestine has remained out of reach.
—New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2024
No form in the natural world is unchanging, much less a biological form like us that can only exist by metabolizing energy.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Researchers were able to identify smokers and nonsmokers among hundreds of people who died in England between 1700 and 1855 by analyzing molecules left in their bones after their bodies metabolized tobacco.
—Byandrew Curry, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
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metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
mə-ˈtab-ə-ˌlīz
metabolized; metabolizing
: to break down by metabolism
food is metabolized by the body
Medical Definition
metabolize
verb
me·tab·o·lize
variants
also British metabolise
metabolized also British metabolised; metabolizing also British metabolising
: to subject to metabolism
: to perform metabolism
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