metabolite

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə tab′ə līt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
me•tab•o•lize /məˈtæbəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation  v., -lized, -liz•ing. 
  1. Biochemistry, Physiologyto perform the process of metabolism: [no object]He wasn't metabolizing as well as he should.[~ + object]Can the body metabolize these proteins efficiently?

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
me•tab•o•lite  (mə tab′ə līt′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol., Physiol.]
  1. Biochemistry, Physiologya product of metabolic action.
  • metabol(ism) + -ite1 1880–85

'metabolite' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
antimetabolite - creatine - gibberellic acid - psilocin

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