verb
- past tense and past participle of metabolize; broke down or processed substances in the body through chemical reactions
Usage: biology; medicine
Examples
- The medication was quickly metabolized by her liver.
- Alcohol is metabolized at a rate of about one drink per hour.
- The body metabolized the sugar into energy within minutes.
- Caffeine is metabolized differently by each person.
- The drug was completely metabolized and eliminated from his system.
- Her body metabolized the vitamins efficiently.
- The enzyme metabolized the protein into amino acids.