kapbisa

Tagalog

Etymology

Blend of sangkap (“ingredient; substance”) +‎ bisa (“effect”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kapˈbisaʔ/ [kɐpˈbiː.sɐʔ]
  • Rhymes: -isaʔ
  • Syllabification: kap‧bi‧sa

Noun

kapbisà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜉ᜔ᜊᜒᜐ) (neologism)

  1. metabolism

Further reading

  • Lupon sa Agham (1969), Gonsalo del Rosario, editor, Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
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