Meanings
nounametabolism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition of being ametabolic
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
- Englisha-
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
- Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
- Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
- Englishmetabolism
- Englishametabolism
From a- + metabolism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish rozwój ametaboliczny
- rozwój ametabolicznyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
ametabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametabolism
MLA
“ametabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametabolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ametabolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ametabolism.
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