Metabolism descriptor
The crossword clue "Metabolism descriptor" is answered by BASAL, a 5-letter entry. Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
BASAL
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the BASAL answer page.
Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2024; first recorded in 1998. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for BASAL
Every other clue in this collection answered by BASAL, most used first.
- Fundamental - used 54 times, most recently in 2025
- ___ metabolism - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
- Kind of metabolism - used 24 times, most recently in 2022
- Type of metabolism - used 10 times, most recently in 2012
- ___ metabolic rate - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Metabolism type - used 7 times, most recently in 2015
- Underlying - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Carried - BORNE, used 167 times
- Contradict - BELIE, used 151 times
- Foundation - BASIS, used 146 times
- ___ nova - BOSSA, used 117 times
- Misrepresent - BELIE, used 116 times
- Sanctify - BLESS, used 109 times
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