Definition of Metabolizing

1. Verb. (present participle of metabolize) ¹

2. Adjective. That serves to metabolize a specific class of compound ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Metabolizing

1. metabolize [v] - See also: metabolize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Metabolizing

metabolises
metabolising
metabolisis
metabolism
metabolisms
metabolite
metabolites
metabolizability
metabolizable
metabolization
metabolize
metabolized
metabolizer
metabolizers
metabolizes
metabolizing
metabolome
metabolomes
metabolomic
metabolomics
metabolon
metabolous
metabonome
metabonomes
metabonomic
metabonomics
metaborate
metaborates
metaboric
metaboric acid

Literary usage of Metabolizing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Among xenobiotic and steroid metabolizing activities, only CSCC and ... Among xenobiotic- metabolizing activities only ERDE correlated with plasma cotinine ..."

2. Principles of Biochemistry for Students of Medicine, Agriculture and Related by Thorburn Brailsford Robertson (1920)
"If we now turn to the question of the origin of the varying metabolic rate of different tissues, we can only infer that the rapidly metabolizing tissues ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"A drug metabolizing enzyme genotyping system is a device intended for use in testing deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extracted from clinical samples to identify ..."

4. Carcinogenic Potency Database, Endocrine Disruptors edited by Lois Swirsky Gold (2000)
"Finally, the functionality of genetic polymorphisms in metabolizing genes or ... Extrahepatic estrogen-metabolizing enzymes display tissue-specific patterns ..."

5. The Medical Clinics of North America by Michael C. Fiore, Stephen S. Entman, Charles B. Rush (1922)
"... blood-making function (in much the same way as in diabetes temporary rest of the sugar metabolizing function actually increases the sugar metabolizing). ..."

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