Metabolism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017014",
  "term": "Metabolism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. (meh-TAB-uh-LIZ-um) The sum of the chemical reactions occurring within a cell or a whole organism; includes the energy-releasing breakdown of molecules (catabolism) and the synthesis of new molecules (anabolism).\n\n2. A term that encompasses all of the diverse reactions by which a cell processes food material to obtain energy and the compounds from which new cell components are made.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/metabolism/"
}