"basal metabolic rate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: basal metabolic rates [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} basal metabolic rate (plural basal metabolic rates)
  1. (physiology) The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state. Translations (amount of energy expended while at rest): مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْأَسَاسِيّ (muʕaddal al-ʔayḍ al-ʔasāsiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مُعَدَّل الاِسْتِقْلَاب الْأَسَاسِيّ (muʕaddal al-istiqlāb al-ʔasāsiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), مُعَدَّل الْأَيْض الْقَاعِدِيّ (muʕaddal al-ʔayḍ al-qāʕidiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 基礎代謝率 /基础代谢率 (jīchǔdàixièlǜ) (Chinese Mandarin), bazální metabolismus [masculine] (Czech), perusaineenvaihdunta (Finnish), taux métabolique de base (French), Grundumsatz [masculine] (German), Ruheenergiebedarf [masculine] (German), Ruhestoffwechsel [masculine] (German), Ruheenergieumsatz [masculine] (German), βασικός ρυθμός μεταβολισμού (vasikós rythmós metavolismoú) [masculine] (Greek), energi metabolisme basal (Indonesian), laju metabolisme basal (Indonesian), kadar metabolisme asas (Malay), Базовая ско́рость метаболизма (Bazovaja skórostʹ metabolizma) [feminine] (Russian), tasa metabólica basal [feminine] (Spanish), basalomsättning [common-gender] (Swedish), basalmetabolism [common-gender] (Swedish)

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