metabolize

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue n

n any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue n any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment n anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking

a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent

an inborn error of metabolism in which the lack of certain enzymes leads to an inability to metabolize the amino acid lysine