Definition: metabolic

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

metabolic
     adj 1: of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate"
     2: (zoology) undergoing metamorphosis [syn: metabolous] [ant:
         ametabolic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Metabolic \Met`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See Metabola.]
   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,
      or involving, change.

   2. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic
      activity; metabolic force.