Medical Dictionary
metabolize
verb me·tab·o·lize
me·tab·o·lized also British me·tab·o·lisedme·tab·o·liz·ing also British me·tab·o·lis·ing
Medical Definition of METABOLIZE
transitive verb
: to subject to metabolism
intransitive verb
: to perform metabolism
—me·tab·o·liz·er also British me·tab·o·lis·er \-ˌlī-zər\ noun
Variants of METABOLIZE
me·tab·o·lize also British me·tab·o·lise \-ˌlīz\
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