Meanings
nounhypermetabolism (countable and uncountable, plural hypermetabolisms)
plural hypermetabolisms
- countableuncountablebiochemistryThe physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant damage to the body
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Hellenic*hupér
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
- Englishhyper-
- 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
- Englishhypermetabolism
From hyper- + metabolism.
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hypermetabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypermetabolism
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“hypermetabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypermetabolism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypermetabolism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypermetabolism.
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