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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
metabolism
/mɪˈtab.əl.ɪz.əm/
noun
the chemical processes of the body in which food is converted to energy
Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)