Metabolize
verb
When your body metabolizes something, it transforms it into energy or uses it to make other substances necessary for life.
Lactose intolerant individuals cannot properly metabolize lactose, a type of sugar found in milk.
Often appears as...
- metabolize food
- metabolize alcohol
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In a wider sense, metabolize can mean to deal with something, process it.
The team had to quickly metabolize the sudden changes and adapt to the new situation.
Often appears as...
- metabolize information
- metabolize changes
verb
When your body metabolizes something, it transforms it into energy or uses it to make other substances necessary for life.
Lactose intolerant individuals cannot properly metabolize lactose, a type of sugar found in milk.
Often appears as...
- metabolize food
- metabolize alcohol
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In a wider sense, metabolize can mean to deal with something, process it.
The team had to quickly metabolize the sudden changes and adapt to the new situation.
Often appears as...
- metabolize information
- metabolize changes
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Process
Metabolize refers to biochemical reactions in living organisms that change food into energy.
Some bacteria can metabolize nitrogen from the air.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Substances
Include what is being metabolized for clarity, often referring to food, drugs, or chemicals.
Certain medications can be toxic if the body cannot metabolize them effectively.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Context
Often used when discussing diets, exercise, or the body's reaction to different substances.
A balanced diet helps the body metabolize nutrients more efficiently.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Process
Metabolize refers to biochemical reactions in living organisms that change food into energy.
Some bacteria can metabolize nitrogen from the air.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Substances
Include what is being metabolized for clarity, often referring to food, drugs, or chemicals.
Certain medications can be toxic if the body cannot metabolize them effectively.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Context
Often used when discussing diets, exercise, or the body's reaction to different substances.
A balanced diet helps the body metabolize nutrients more efficiently.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Process
Metabolize refers to biochemical reactions in living organisms that change food into energy.
Some bacteria can metabolize nitrogen from the air.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Substances
Include what is being metabolized for clarity, often referring to food, drugs, or chemicals.
Certain medications can be toxic if the body cannot metabolize them effectively.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Context
Often used when discussing diets, exercise, or the body's reaction to different substances.
A balanced diet helps the body metabolize nutrients more efficiently.
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Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
starts dropping so they're gonna start getting cold so they might have to then retreat back into an area that's a little bit more sheltered just to be able to maintain certain body heat although they all seem to be eating the grass so I'm sure that's gonna help them metabolize and just keep a certain temperature you can hear the wind is
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Distant time and the...
remember life itself depends on the arrow of time we would not be able to process information metabolize walk-and-talk if we lived in thermal equilibrium so if you imagine a very very big universe an infinitely big universe with randomly bumping into each other particles there will occasionally
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Could tissue engineering...
metabolize drugs and how those drugs affect us so what if we had better models in the lab that could not only mimic us better than rats but also reflect our diversity let's see how we can do it with tissue engineering one of the key technologies that's really important is what's called induced
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Distant time and the...
he says the problem with thermal equilibrium is that we can't live there remember life itself depends on the arrow of time we would not be able to process information metabolize walk-and-talk if we lived in thermal equilibrium so if you imagine a very very big universe an infinitely big
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Sean Carroll: Distant...
He says, the problem with thermal equilibrium is that we can't live there. Remember, life itself depends on the arrow of time. We would not be able to process information, metabolize, walk and talk, if we lived in thermal equilibrium. So if you imagine a very, very big universe,
Video examples
Are naked mole rats the...
naked mole rats enter a state of suspended animation. They stop moving, slow their breathing, and dramatically lower their heart rate. This greatly reduces the amount of energy, and therefore oxygen, they need. At the same time, they begin to metabolize fructose, like a plant.
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Svante Pääbo: DNA clues...
they're really on the surface of our bodies. They are what we just said -- facial features, hair structure, skin color. There are also a number of features that vary between continents like that that have to do with how we metabolize food that we ingest,
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How plants tell time -...
The sun sets, and the day's work is done, though a plant is anything but inactive at night. In the absence of sunlight, they metabolize and grow, breaking down the starch from the previous day's energy harvest.
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The world's biggest...
and activated by spit. Bacteria release energy in the form of electrons when they metabolize glucose, and at least one species of bacteria can transfer those electrons outside its cells, completing a circuit.
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Why Medicine Often Has...
for women only, because they just realized that women metabolize the drug at a slower rate than men, causing them to wake up in the morning with more of the active drug in their system.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 110 PIPE...
starts dropping so they're gonna start getting cold so they might have to then retreat back into an area that's a little bit more sheltered just to be able to maintain certain body heat although they all seem to be eating the grass so I'm sure that's gonna help them metabolize and just keep a certain temperature you can hear the wind is
Video examples
Distant time and the...
remember life itself depends on the arrow of time we would not be able to process information metabolize walk-and-talk if we lived in thermal equilibrium so if you imagine a very very big universe an infinitely big universe with randomly bumping into each other particles there will occasionally
Video examples
Could tissue engineering...
metabolize drugs and how those drugs affect us so what if we had better models in the lab that could not only mimic us better than rats but also reflect our diversity let's see how we can do it with tissue engineering one of the key technologies that's really important is what's called induced
Video examples
Distant time and the...
he says the problem with thermal equilibrium is that we can't live there remember life itself depends on the arrow of time we would not be able to process information metabolize walk-and-talk if we lived in thermal equilibrium so if you imagine a very very big universe an infinitely big
Video examples
Sean Carroll: Distant...
He says, the problem with thermal equilibrium is that we can't live there. Remember, life itself depends on the arrow of time. We would not be able to process information, metabolize, walk and talk, if we lived in thermal equilibrium. So if you imagine a very, very big universe,
Video examples
Are naked mole rats the...
naked mole rats enter a state of suspended animation. They stop moving, slow their breathing, and dramatically lower their heart rate. This greatly reduces the amount of energy, and therefore oxygen, they need. At the same time, they begin to metabolize fructose, like a plant.
Video examples
Svante Pääbo: DNA clues...
they're really on the surface of our bodies. They are what we just said -- facial features, hair structure, skin color. There are also a number of features that vary between continents like that that have to do with how we metabolize food that we ingest,
Video examples
How plants tell time -...
The sun sets, and the day's work is done, though a plant is anything but inactive at night. In the absence of sunlight, they metabolize and grow, breaking down the starch from the previous day's energy harvest.
Video examples
The world's biggest...
and activated by spit. Bacteria release energy in the form of electrons when they metabolize glucose, and at least one species of bacteria can transfer those electrons outside its cells, completing a circuit.
Video examples
Why Medicine Often Has...
for women only, because they just realized that women metabolize the drug at a slower rate than men, causing them to wake up in the morning with more of the active drug in their system.
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Quote examples
Debbie Millman
American Writer
Humans metabolize their purchases very quickly, even if it seemed worth it for any number of reasons when you first bought it. After some time passes, people will go back to feeling the baseline feelings they had previously felt about themselves, no matter how shiny the object, the hair, or the experience.
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Bonnie Bassler
American Scientist
All these bacteria that coat our skin and live in our intestines, they fend off bad bacteria. They protect us. And you can't even digest your food without the bacteria that are in your gut. They have enzymes and proteins that allow you to metabolize foods you eat.
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Charlie Trotter
American Celebrity
The body cannot produce enzymes in perfect combinations to metabolize your foods as completely as the food enzymes created by nature do. This results in partially digested fats, proteins, and starches that can clog your body's intestinal tract and arteries.
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Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
Coconut oil is one of the most beneficial sources of fat. It is comprised of medium-chain fatty acids or MCFAs, which are easier to break down and metabolize into energy than large-chain fatty acids, which are often stored in the body as fat for later use.
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Jake Paltrow
American Director
I first saw 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' when I was very young. Its transporting qualities were so strong that I felt like I had lived it. Only recently, with adult eyes, was I able to metabolize how tragic a tale it really is.
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Peter Landesman
American Director
What I learned is that there are indeed some stories that are too true to tell, too revealing for the general population to metabolize. And too challenging to your reporter colleagues, whose turf or toes you might have tread upon.
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Edward M. Lerner
American Author
The medical nanobots in my novel 'Small Miracles' tap the energy sources that the patient's own body provides. That is, they can metabolize glycerol and glucose, just as the cells in our bodies do.
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Patti Harrison
American Actress
Cisgender people tend to want trans stories of triumph that are easy to metabolize. I want to make things that are subversive and not so entry-level.
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Crescent Dragonwagon
American Writer
Writing is how I metabolize life and how I give and receive.
Quote examples
Debbie Millman
American Writer
Humans metabolize their purchases very quickly, even if it seemed worth it for any number of reasons when you first bought it. After some time passes, people will go back to feeling the baseline feelings they had previously felt about themselves, no matter how shiny the object, the hair, or the experience.
Quote examples
Bonnie Bassler
American Scientist
All these bacteria that coat our skin and live in our intestines, they fend off bad bacteria. They protect us. And you can't even digest your food without the bacteria that are in your gut. They have enzymes and proteins that allow you to metabolize foods you eat.
Quote examples
Charlie Trotter
American Celebrity
The body cannot produce enzymes in perfect combinations to metabolize your foods as completely as the food enzymes created by nature do. This results in partially digested fats, proteins, and starches that can clog your body's intestinal tract and arteries.
Quote examples
Marcus Samuelsson
Ethiopian Chef
Coconut oil is one of the most beneficial sources of fat. It is comprised of medium-chain fatty acids or MCFAs, which are easier to break down and metabolize into energy than large-chain fatty acids, which are often stored in the body as fat for later use.
Quote examples
Jake Paltrow
American Director
I first saw 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' when I was very young. Its transporting qualities were so strong that I felt like I had lived it. Only recently, with adult eyes, was I able to metabolize how tragic a tale it really is.
Quote examples
Peter Landesman
American Director
What I learned is that there are indeed some stories that are too true to tell, too revealing for the general population to metabolize. And too challenging to your reporter colleagues, whose turf or toes you might have tread upon.
Quote examples
Edward M. Lerner
American Author
The medical nanobots in my novel 'Small Miracles' tap the energy sources that the patient's own body provides. That is, they can metabolize glycerol and glucose, just as the cells in our bodies do.
Quote examples
Patti Harrison
American Actress
Cisgender people tend to want trans stories of triumph that are easy to metabolize. I want to make things that are subversive and not so entry-level.
Quote examples
Crescent Dragonwagon
American Writer
Writing is how I metabolize life and how I give and receive.
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