Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Adjective: metabolic  ,me-tu'bó-lik
  1. Of or relating to metabolism
    "metabolic rate"
     
  2. (zoology) undergoing metamorphosis
    "The metabolic stages of insect development";
    - metabolous

Antonym: ametabolic

Encyclopedia: Metabolic