Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - metabolically

 adverb see metabolic METABOLISM  noun  Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek metabole change, from metaballein to change, from meta- + ballein to throw — more at devil  Date: 1878  1.  a. the sum of the processes in the buildup and destruction of protoplasm; specifically the chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated  b. the sum of the processes by which a particular substance is handled in the living body  c. the sum of the metabolic activities taking place in a particular environment the ~ of a lake  2. metamorphosis 2 — usually used in combination holo~