catabolite

[ kuh-tab-uh-lahyt ]

nounBiology, Physiology.

a product of catabolic action.

Origin of catabolite

First recorded in 1905–10; catabol(ism) + -ite¹

Words Nearby catabolite

cata-
catabaptist
catabasis
catabolic
catabolism
catabolite
catabolize
catacaustic
catachresis
cataclasis
cataclastic

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British Dictionary definitions for catabolite

catabolite

/ (kəˈtæbəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a substance produced as a result of catabolism

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