different between metabolism vs micronutrient

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (metabol?, “change”) +? -ism, from ????????? (metabáll?, “I change, I alter”) +? -? (-?, “action noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m??tab.?l.?z.?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /m??tæ.b?l??z.?m/

Noun

metabolism (countable and uncountable, plural metabolisms)

1. (physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

   Hyponyms: anabolism, catabolism

2. (figuratively, by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.
   • 1980, Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave (page 230)

     The results of this generalized speedup of the corporate metabolism are multiple: shorter product life cycles, more leasing and renting, more frequent buying and selling, more ephemeral consumption patterns, […]

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Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French métabolisme

Noun

metabolism n (uncountable)

1. metabolism

Declension

English

Etymology

micro- +? nutrient

Noun

micronutrient (plural micronutrients)

1. A mineral, vitamin or other substance that is essential, even in very small quantities, for growth or metabolism.

   Synonyms: micromineral, trace element

   Antonym: macronutrient

   Hyponyms: mineral, vitamin, calcium, iron, iodine

   • 2010, Anthony Marcelus, "Fix Your Fare", Reps! 17:75

     Broccoli, on the other hand, is loaded with healthy micronutrients and is perfect in any meal, so keep it on your plate.

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Further reading

• micronutrient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia