Term: basal metabolism: the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: epigraphy: the study of ancient inscriptions
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: gaff: a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: yard: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: tablet: a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: nativist: a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: septation: the division or partitioning of a cavity into parts by a septum
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: alcohol: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: quantum chromodynamics: a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: bitter: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
Broader: metabolism: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | Unrelated: american red elder: common North American shrub or small tree