metabolic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

metabolic
    adj 1: of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate"
    2: undergoing metamorphosis [syn: {metabolic}, {metabolous}]
       [ant: {ametabolic}, {ametabolous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Metabolic \Met`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Metabola}.]
   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,
      or involving, change.
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   2. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic
      activity; metabolic force.
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