D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Metabolic

/mĕtˌ-əb-äl'-ĭk/ · Met·a·bol·ic · IPA /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/
01 a. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.(Biol.)
  2. 2.
    Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.(Physiol.)