Métaboliquement

Métaboliquement is a French adverb meaning “metabolically.” It is formed from the adjective métabolique (metabolic) with the suffix -ment. The term designates something related to metabolism—the set of chemical processes by which living organisms convert nutrients into energy and cellular components, sustain growth, and maintain homeostasis.

In scientific and medical French, métaboliquement is used to qualify verbs and adjectives that refer to metabolic processes or states. Common phrases include activité métabolique (metabolic activity), taux métabolique (metabolic rate), and tissus métaboliquement actifs (metabolically active tissues). For example, one might say: Les cellules métaboliquement actives consomment davantage d’oxygène. Such usage appears across physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, and pathology when discussing energy balance, biochemical pathways, or metabolic health.

Across languages, the closest equivalent is the English adverb metabolically. The term is encountered in discussions of energy production, nutrient processing, and metabolic disorders, as well as in broader studies of how organisms regulate energy expenditure and substrate utilization. In French-language academic writing, métaboliquement helps distinguish metabolic aspects from non-metabolic processes, contributing to precise description of physiological states and experimental results.