metabolism
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- n the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
- n the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
- Amphetamines, which speeded metabolism and suppressed appetite, looked promising in the 1950s and '60s but turned out to be physically harmful and powerfully addictive.
- If you want to increase your metabolism, there is really only one safe and reliable way to do it.
- But, researchers note, a sluggish metabolism does not explain all obesity.