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物質交代 (ぶっしつこうたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

物ぶっ質しつ交こう代たい

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Meanings

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substance metabolism

Technical term in biology/physiology, synonymous with 物質代謝 (ぶっしつたいしゃ). Refers to the chemical processes by which substances are transformed in living organisms.

See also: 物質代謝

物ぶっ質しつ交こう代たいは生せい命めい維い持じに不ふ

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Substance metabolism is an essential process for sustaining life.

この研けん究きゅうは細さい胞ぼう内ないの物ぶっ質しつ交こう代たいに焦しょう点てんを当あてている。

This research focuses on intracellular substance metabolism.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
質substance, quality, matter
交mingle, mixing, association
代substitute, change, convert

Related words

物ぶっ質しつ代たい謝しゃ
Synonym; 物質代謝 is more common in modern biological contexts. 物質交代 is an older or less frequent variant.
代たい謝しゃ
General term for metabolism; 物質交代 specifically emphasizes the turnover or exchange of substances.

Built from

物ぶっ質しつ+交こう代たい

Etymology

Compound of 物質 (ぶっしつ, 'substance') and 交代 (こうたい, 'alternation, exchange'). The term was likely coined in early modern Japanese biology to translate Western concepts of metabolism.