metabolic process vs respiration

metabolic process and respiration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
metabolic process	Yes	No	No	No
respiration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, respiration is a hyponym of metabolic process; that is, respiration is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metabolic process:

metabolic process: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
respiration: the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

Other hyponyms of metabolic process include cellular respiration, internal respiration, basal metabolism, fat metabolism, glycolysis.

metabolic process (noun)	respiration (noun)
the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life	the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
	the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
	a single complete act of breathing in and out

metabolic process vs respiration

metabolic process and respiration both are nouns.

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