metabolizer

English

Etymology

metabolize +‎ -er

Noun

metabolizer (plural metabolizers)

  1. Any substance that increases the ability of the body to metabolize a specific class of compound (such as fat).
  2. One who metabolizes.
    • 2012, Douglas Graham, The 80/10/10 Diet, page 244:
      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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