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Synonyms for basal metabolism


Grammar : Noun



Définition of basal metabolism

  • noun minimum energy requirement
Example sentences :
  • It has been found by DuBois that the basal metabolism in boys of twelve is 25 per cent.
  • Extract from : « Food in War Time » by Graham Lusk
  • Benedict and Emmes have shown by very careful measurements that the basal metabolism of men is about 6% higher than that of women.
  • Extract from : « Taboo and Genetics » by Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
  • This measurement represents the basal metabolism of a man at complete rest, when his oxidative activities are at their lowest ebb.
  • Extract from : « Food in War Time » by Graham Lusk
  • To use this table one may seek the basal metabolism of the individual, add 10 per cent.
  • Extract from : « Food in War Time » by Graham Lusk
  • Ratios of measured to predicted values were used for basal metabolism (Hbr) and minimum wet thermal conductance (Cmwr).
  • Extract from : « Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae » by John N. Mugaas

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