Metabolizer

noun

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Definitions

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

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"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."

Etymology

From metabolize + -er.

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