"metabolic" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "See metabolism.",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A nutritional supplement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nutritional",
          "nutritional"
        ],
        [
          "supplement",
          "supplement"
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        "(informal) A nutritional supplement"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
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