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Noun: metabolism  mu'ta-bu,li-zum
  1. The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
    - metamorphosis
     
  2. The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    - metabolic process

Derived forms: metabolisms

Type of: biological process, organic process

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