bioavailability

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology|medicine}} The extent to which a {{l|en|substance|id=stuff}} is molecularly {{l|en|available}} to cells and tissues in a living organism, which depends on factors such as {{l|en|solubility}}, {{l|mul|pH}} level, and presence of {{l|en|enzyme|enzymes}} and {{l|en|cofactor|cofactors}}; for example, even if one's ingestion of vitamin B₁₂ is average/typical, one might nonetheless have B₁₂ deficiency if one has poor {{l|en|metabolism}} of this particular vitamin.

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