metabolism
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- hemimetamorphosis hyponym
- heterometabolism hyponym
- holometabolism hyponym
Related & opposite
- metabolous derivation
- metamorphic derivation
Sense 2 noun
the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
- respiration hyponym
- basal metabolism hyponym
- fat metabolism hyponym
- glycolysis hyponym
Parts & wholes
- anabolism part meronym
- catabolism part meronym
- Krebs cycle part meronym
Related & opposite
- metabolize derivation
- metabolic derivation
- organism domain topic
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | metabolous |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | metamorphic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | hemimetamorphosis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heterometabolism |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | holometabolism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | metabolize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | metabolic |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | organism |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | anabolism |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | catabolism |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Krebs cycle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | respiration |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | basal metabolism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | fat metabolism |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | glycolysis |