metabolism - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

Synonyms

• metabolic process
• metabolism

More generic

• biological process
• organic process

More specific

• basal metabolism
• cellular respiration
• fat metabolism
• glycolysis
• internal respiration
• respiration

Related

• Krebs citric acid cycle
• Krebs cycle
• anabolism
• catabolism
• citric acid cycle
• constructive metabolism
• destructive metabolism
• dissimilation
• katabolism
• tricarboxylic acid cycle

Noun

the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

Synonyms

• metabolism
• metamorphosis

More generic

• biological process
• organic process

More specific

• hemimetabolism
• hemimetaboly
• hemimetamorphosis
• heterometabolism
• heterometaboly
• holometabolism
• holometaboly