metabolizer

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noun

Any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat).

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Meanings

nounmetabolizer (plural metabolizers)

plural metabolizers

  1. Any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat).
  2. One who metabolizes.

    We could therefore assert that a person who uses, on average, more than 110 calories per hour would be termed a fast metabolizer and a person who uses less than 90 calories per hour would be a slow metabolizer.

    2012, Douglas Graham, The 80/10/10 Diet, page 244

Origin

From metabolize + -er.

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APA

metabolizer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolizer

MLA

“metabolizer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolizer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metabolizer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metabolizer.

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