metabolite
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See also: métabolite
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From metabolism + -ite.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
metabolite (plural metabolites)
- Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 33:
- Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose.
- 2015, Ferris Jabr, How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains Wired[1]:
- In addition to looking at gene expression, Bozek and her colleagues analyzed levels of metabolites, a diverse group of small molecules that includes sugars, nucleic acids and neurotransmitters. Many metabolites are either necessary for metabolism or produced by it.
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Translations[edit]
any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
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