English Explanatory Dictionary

metabolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-metabolite.wav

Word forms

metabolite metabolites

Etymology

From metabolism + -ite.

Derived words

antimetabolite biometabolite cometabolite eigenmetabolite endometabolite epimetabolite exometabolite hydroxymetabolite immunometabolite metabolitic metabolomics micrometabolite multimetabolite neurometabolite oncometabolite phosphometabolite photometabolite phytometabolite primary metabolite radiometabolite secondary metabolite selenometabolite sialometabolite
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