metabolism

Other forms of metabolism

plural

metabolisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about metabolism

What does metabolism mean?

metabolism means "the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in metabolism?

metabolism has 5 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /məˈtæbəˌlɪzəm/.

What is another word for metabolism?

Close synonyms include metamorphosis, metabolic process. 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.

Is metabolism a common word?

metabolism is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. 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 metabolism?

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