metabolic process

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metabolic
adjective
uk
/met.əˈbɒl.ɪk/us
/met̬.əˈbɑː.lɪk/
relating to metabolism (= the chemical processes within the body required ...
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process
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.ses/us
/ˈprɑː.ses/
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve ...
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(Definition ofmetabolicandprocessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thus, pollutants can interfere with development by disruptingmetabolicprocessand thereby act as teratogenic substances, albeit fairly non-specific.
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The inhibitor may slow or stop a sensitivemetabolicprocessand allow another insensitive process to proceed.
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Healthy bacteria, rather than anaerobic bacteria, would form themetabolicprocessin that enriched environment.
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One of the critical diseases that carcinogens create is the damaging of tissue cells, which damages the genome structure of the cellularmetabolicprocess.
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Aerobic bacteria feed on this organic matter; oxygen is used as part of the bacterialmetabolicprocesslowering its concentration within the water.
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This is because it is essential to the human body'smetabolicprocess, which sustains life.
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Oseltamivir is a prodrug, a (relatively) inactive chemical, which is converted into its active form bymetabolicprocessafter it is taken into the body.
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These effects may be part of a generalized response to pathogens that downregulates anymetabolicprocessin the host that aids the infection process.
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This energy flow diagram illustrates how energy is lost as it fuels themetabolicprocessthat transform the energy and nutrients into biomass.
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Ametabolicprocessoccurs where water is synthesized from chemical components in the dry seeds that the rat eats.
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Bioluminescence is an oxygen-dependentmetabolicprocessbecause it provides antioxidant protection against the potentially damaging effects of reactive oxygen species produced during wood decay.
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This energy flow diagram illustrates how energy is lost as it fuels themetabolicprocessthat transforms the energy and nutrients into biomass.
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Folate lowers levels of homocysteine, an amino acid that is an intermediate product in an importantmetabolicprocesscalled the methylation cycle.
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It is a part of themetabolicprocessthat converts sugar, fat, and protein into cellular energy.
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A change in a singlemetabolicprocesshas particular consequences for both growth and reproduction of the organism.
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The study of the physiological characteristics of microorganisms under conditions of sub-zero temperatures is complicated due to the low rate of metabolic processes.
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Feeding habits of termites reflect their metabolic processes.
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If metabolismics and metabolomics are used together, they can provide a comprehensive record of ametabolicprocesstaking place in vitro: its rate and energetics, and its metabolic products.
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Actions include stimulation of structural protein synthesis, general metabolic processes, and mechanisms necessary for neurotransmitter synthesis and release.
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The essence of polarity is the redistribution and localisation of macromolecules, organelles and metabolic processes within the cytoplasm, plasmalemma and cell wall.
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