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Discover LudwigThe phrase "metabolic rate" is correct and usable in written English
It usually refers to the rate at which an organism or living cell utilizes energy, or converts food into energy. For example, "Regular exercise can help improve your metabolic rate and help you lose weight."
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metabolic rate
noun
The speed of metabolism.
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Metabolic rate also lowered with increasing age.
Thirteen months later, the birds' metabolic rate was measured.
Muscles have a very low metabolic rate at rest.
Generally the smaller an animal is, and the faster its metabolic rate, the slower time passes.
Nicotine is known to suppress appetite and increase metabolic rate, among other effects.
The latter are big creatures with a slow metabolic rate, for whom time passes relatively rapidly.
The more lean mass you have the higher your basal metabolic rate".
"It is true that the metabolic rate increases when engaged in mental activity," Dr. Levitsky said.
And there is: metabolic rate is proportional to mass raised to three-fourths power.
The metabolic rate of news events such as these is ferocious.
They lowered their metabolic rate to prevent hunger from exhausting supplies.
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