me·tab·o·liz·able
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also British metabolisable \
mə-ˈtab-ə-ˌlī-zə-bəl 
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Medical Definition of metabolizable
1
: capable of being utilized in metabolism
metabolizable nutrients
2
: producible or produced by metabolic processes
metabolizable energy
Other Words from metabolizable
metabolizability
also British metabolisability \
mə-ˌtab-ə-ˌlī-zə-ˈbil-ət-ē
\ noun,
plural metabolizabilities
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