metabolite.

A substance produced, used, or transformed in metabolic processes.

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Words that belong together

• a metabolic intermediate
• identify a metabolite

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The laboratory identified a metabolite absent from the control sample.

They traced the metabolite through successive stages of the process.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular metabolite; plural metabolites. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.