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metabolite

[muh-tab-uh-lahyt]
noun Biology, Physiology.
  1. a product of metabolic action.
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Origin of metabolite

First recorded in 1880–85; metabol(ism) + -ite1
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British Dictionary definitions for metabolite

metabolite

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

C19: metabol (ism) + -ite 1
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metabolite in Medicine

metabolite

(mĭ-tăb′ə-līt′)
n.
  1. A substance produced by metabolism.
  2. A substance necessary for or taking part in a particular metabolic process.
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metabolite in Science

metabolite

[mĭ-tăb′ə-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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