unmetabolized
adjective
biology,medicalspecialized(UKusuallyunmetabolised)uk/ˌʌn.məˈtæb.əl.aɪzd/us/ˌʌn.məˈtæb.əl.aɪzd/that has not beenmetabolized(=turnedbychemicalprocessesin thebodyintoenergy, newgrowth, andwasteproducts):
Atoxicologyreportshowedlargeamountsof unmetabolisedcocainein hisbody.
- Awiderangeofdrugs- which havepassed, unmetabolized, through thehumanbody-enterthe country'swatersystems.
- In someethnicgroups, ahigheramountofalcoholflowsunmetabolised from thestomachinto thebloodstreamso theytendto getdrunkmorequickly.
- There is muchdebateabout theeffectsof unmetabolized folicacidonhumandiseases.
Physical & chemical processes
- absorbable
- absorptive
- absorptive capacity
- acidification
- addition reaction
- condense
- electrolysis
- evaporate
- evaporation
- excitability
- excitation
- excite
- exergonic
- oxidize
- recondense
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- reliquefy
- solidify