Medical Dictionary
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