psychometabolism

noun

The mental control of the metabolism

Scrabble 32

Meanings

nounpsychometabolism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe mental control of the metabolism

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψῡχή (psūkhḗ)
  2. Ancient Greekψῡχο- (psūkho-)
  3. Englishpsycho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*me
  5. Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
  6. Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
  7. Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
  10. Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
  11. Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
  12. Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
  13. Englishmetabolism
  14. Englishpsychometabolism

From psycho- + metabolism.

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psychometabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychometabolism

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“psychometabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychometabolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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