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metabolic rate vs basal metabolic rate

basal metabolic rate vs metabolic rate

metabolic rate and basal metabolic rate both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metabolic rate Yes No No No
basal metabolic rate Yes No No No
As nouns, basal metabolic rate is a hyponym of metabolic rate; that is, basal metabolic rate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than metabolic rate:
  • metabolic rate: rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period
  • basal metabolic rate: the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
Other hyponyms of metabolic rate include BMR.
metabolic rate (noun) basal metabolic rate (noun)
rate of metabolism; the amount of energy expended in a give period the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
Difference between metabolic rate and basal metabolic rate

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