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me⋅tab⋅o⋅lite

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

Origin:
1880–85; metabol(ism) + -ite 1
me·tab·o·lite   (mĭ-tāb'ə-līt')   
n.  
  1. A substance produced by metabolism.
  2. A substance necessary for or taking part in a particular metabolic process.

[metabol(ism) + -ite1.]

Metabolite

Me*tab"o*lite\, n. (Physiol Chem.) A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea.

Main Entry: me·tab·o·lite
Pronunciation: -"lIt
Function: noun
1 : a product of metabolism: a : a metabolicwaste usually more or less toxic to the organism producing it : EXCRETION b : a product of onemetabolic process that is essential to another such process in the same organism c : a metabolic waste of one organism that is markedly toxic to another : ANTIBIOTIC
2 : a substance essential to the metabolism of a particular organism or to a particularmetabolic process

metabolite me·tab·o·lite (mĭ-tāb'ə-līt')
n.

  1. A substance produced by metabolism.
  2. A substance necessary for or taking part in a particular metabolic process.

metabolite   (mĭ-tāb'ə-līt')  Pronunciation Key 
  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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