What does metabolic mean?

metabolic means "of or relating to metabolism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in metabolic?

metabolic has 4 syllables: met-a-bo-lic. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/.

What is another word for metabolic?

Close synonyms include metabolous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of metabolic?

The recorded antonyms are ametabolic.

Is metabolic a common word?

metabolic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with metabolic?

4 words rhyme with metabolic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

metabolic — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
of or relating to metabolism
“metabolic rate”
2.
undergoing metamorphosis
Synonymsmetabolous
Antonymsametabolic
zoology

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What does metabolic mean?: metabolic means "of or relating to metabolism". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in metabolic?: metabolic has 4 syllables: met-a-bo-lic. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/.
What is another word for metabolic?

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