metabolite
noun
me·tab·o·lite
mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlīt 
1
: a product of metabolism
2
: a substance essential to the metabolism of a particular organism or to a particular metabolic process
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Once bile acids reach the gut, our microbes modify them into new metabolites, which can have a range of effects on our health.
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Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The singer also had cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgomine, cocaethylene and sertraline, an anti-depressant medication, in his system, according to the report.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The authors have not yet identified which metabolites — compounds produced by the fungus that can interact with other organisms — G. attenboroughii is releasing in the brain of the host.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Cultures taken from these fungi show behavioural-changing metabolites, including dopamine.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
The singer also had cocaine metabolites, methylecgonine, benzoylecgomine, cocaethylene and sertraline, an anti-depressant medication, in his system, according to the report.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The authors have not yet identified which metabolites — compounds produced by the fungus that can interact with other organisms — G. attenboroughii is releasing in the brain of the host.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
Cultures taken from these fungi show behavioural-changing metabolites, including dopamine.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Metabolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metabolite. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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metabolite
noun
me·tab·o·lite
mə-ˈtab-ə-ˌlīt
1
: a substance produced by metabolism
2
: a substance essential to a process of metabolism
Medical Definition
metabolite
noun
me·tab·o·lite
-ˌlīt
1
: a product of metabolism:
b
: a product of one metabolic 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 particular metabolic process
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