metabolite

[ muh-tab-uh-lahyt ]

nounBiology, Physiology.
  1. a product of metabolic action.

Origin of metabolite

1
First recorded in 1880–85; metabol(ism) + -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for metabolite

metabolite

/ (mɪˈtæbəˌlaɪt) /


noun
  1. a substance produced during or taking part in metabolism

Origin of metabolite

1
C19: metabol (ism) + -ite 1

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Scientific definitions for metabolite

metabolite

[ mĭ-tăbə-līt′ ]


  1. A substance produced by metabolism.

  2. A substance necessary for or taking part in a particular metabolic process. Examples of metabolites are glucose in the metabolism of sugars and starches, amino acids in the biosynthesis of proteins, and squalene in the biosynthesis of cholesterol.

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