metabolize

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me·tab·o·lize / məˈtabəˌlīz/ • v. [tr.] (of a body or organ) process (a substance) by metabolism. ∎  [intr.] (of a substance) undergo processing by metabolism: the refined foods soon metabolize.DERIVATIVES: me·tab·o·liz·a·ble adj.me·tab·o·liz·er n.

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