1. capable of being metabolized or processed by the body’s metabolic system
Usage: medical; biochemical

Examples

• The drug is highly metabolizable and breaks down quickly in the liver.
• Not all nutrients are equally metabolizable by different organisms.
• The metabolizable energy content of the food was measured in the laboratory.
• Some synthetic compounds are not metabolizable and accumulate in tissues.
• The metabolizable portion of the protein was calculated at 85%.
• Researchers studied which forms of the vitamin were most metabolizable.