métabolisme
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See also: metabolisme
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -isme, from μετά (metá, “meta-”) + βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
métabolisme m (plural métabolismes)
- (physiology) metabolism (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells)
Derived terms[edit]
- métaboliser (“to metabolise”)
Descendants[edit]
- → Persian: متابولیسم (metâbolism)
Further reading[edit]
- “métabolisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.