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Definition of: metabolic
(met′ə·bol′ik) adjective
1. Of, pertaining, to, or exhibiting metabolism: metabolic processes.
2. Pertaining to or undergoing change, transformation, or metamorphosis. Also met′a·bol′i·cal. [<Gk. metabolikos]
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