metabolize

[ muh-tab-uh-lahyz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

, me·tab·o·lized, me·tab·o·liz·ing.

metabolize

/ mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪz /

metabolize

/ mĭ-tăb′ə-līz′ /

First recorded in 1885–90; metabol(ism) + -ize

Some metabolize codeine quite poorly and have inadequate pain control as a result.

Hormonal excesses in the blood require a clean and healthy liver to metabolize and excrete.

“Metabolism is as unique as a fingerprint, some people metabolize food very fast and others very slow,” says Plano.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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