metabolic rate
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- noun
- /məˈtæbəlɪk reɪt/
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tasa metabólica
- Extremely low levels of thyroid hormones indicate that wombats have a very slow metabolic rate.
- resting metabolic rate
- basal metabolic rate
- increased metabolic rate
After they gained the weight back, their metabolic rate was lower than it had been before they lost the weight.
- After they gained the weight back, their metabolic rate was lower than it had been before they lost the weight.
- Your basal metabolic rate didn't go down, it went up.
- But when even when you standardize for their lean mass, they have at least the same metabolic rate as people who are lean.
- It actually keeps your metabolic rate burning faster, You burn hotter.
- So you mean BMRBMR, basal metabolic rate in general?
Examples
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The resting metabolic rate was measured by each center's established and independently validated technique.
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By age 50, basal metabolic rates (BMR) are approximately 80%-85% of that in childhood.
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After they gained the weight back, their metabolic rate was lower than it had been before they lost the weight.
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Mice, for example, have an extremely high metabolic rate and a very short life span.
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When European whites are placed in a severely cold climate, they show an increased metabolic rate.
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There are several benefits to boosting your metabolic rate, such as the health of your heart.
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The main function of the thyroid in adults is to control the body's metabolic rate.
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Finally, increased muscle mass from HMB supplementation could increase participants' metabolic rate, effectively increasing fat oxidation.
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Mice, for example, have an extremely high metabolic rate and a very short life span.
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Since exercise increases the metabolic rate, the longer you move, the more you burn.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'metabolic rate' is a straightforward compositional noun phrase whose meaning — the rate at which metabolism occurs — is directly derivable from 'metabolic' (relating to metabolism) + 'rate' (speed/measure). This is a common, transparent compound pattern cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to understand it.
Etymology
Metabolic rate comes from comparing the body to an engine that burns fuel: metabolic points to the body's processes that turn food into energy and rate means 'speed'. So metabolic rate is the 'speed' the body 'uses energy', which is why we use it to talk about how fast someone burns calories.