Usually means: Energy expenditure at complete rest.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word basal metabolism:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. basal metabolism: Merriam-Webster
  2. basal metabolism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. basal metabolism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. basal metabolism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. basal metabolism: Vocabulary.com
  6. basal metabolism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. basal metabolism: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. basal metabolism: Dictionary.com
  9. Basal metabolism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. basal metabolism: Rhymezone
  11. basal metabolism: FreeDictionary.org
  12. basal metabolism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. basal metabolism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. basal metabolism: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. basal metabolism: Encyclopedia

Medicine (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. basal metabolism: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  5. basal metabolism: Medical dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Glossary of Energy Terms (No longer online)

(Note: See basal_metabolisms as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (basal metabolism)

noun:  the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state


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