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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Wishart and his colleagues found that a panel of 69 metabolites in peoples’ urine could predict who had pre-cancerous polyps in their colon.
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The keto diet restored these deficits, particularly in female APOE4 mice, normalizing most metabolites to APOE3 levels.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Insertion of a synthetic switch into insulin provides metabolite-dependent regulation of hormone–receptor activation.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
These microbes react with the air and rock through photosynthesis and respiration to produce organic molecules called metabolites.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
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Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The keto diet restored these deficits, particularly in female APOE4 mice, normalizing most metabolites to APOE3 levels.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
Insertion of a synthetic switch into insulin provides metabolite-dependent regulation of hormone–receptor activation.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
These microbes react with the air and rock through photosynthesis and respiration to produce organic molecules called metabolites.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Metabolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metabolite. Accessed 29 Oct. 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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