In terms of, or by means of, metabolism.

simple past tense and past participle of metabolize

(informal) A nutritional supplement

Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change. / Of or pertaining to metabolism

(physiology) The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life. / (figuratively, by extension) The processes that maintain any dynamic system.

(biology, intransitive) To undergo metabolism. / (biology, transitive) To cause a substance to undergo metabolism. / (biology, transitive) To produce a substance using metabolism.

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

present participle of metabolize

That serves to metabolize a specific class of compound

plural of metabolizer