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Metabolic vs Gluconeogenesis - What's the difference?

metabolic | gluconeogenesis |

As an adjective metabolic

is of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

As a noun gluconeogenesis is

the metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors.

metabolic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
  • Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.

    • Derived terms

    * metabolic pathway * metabolic syndrome

    Related terms

    * metabolize * metabolism

    gluconeogenesis

    English

    (wikipedia gluconeogenesis)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biochemistry) The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors

    • Related terms

    *gluconeogenetic