"metabolite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/ Forms: metabolites [plural]
Etymology: From metabolism + -ite. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|metabolism|ite}} metabolism + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} metabolite (plural metabolites)
  1. Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction. Wikipedia link: metabolite Categories (topical): Biochemistry Translations (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction): метабаліт (mjetabalit) (Belarusian), metabòlit [masculine] (Catalan), 代謝產物 (Chinese Mandarin), 代谢产物 (dàixiè chǎnwù) (Chinese Mandarin), 代謝物 (Chinese Mandarin), 代谢物 (dàixièwù) (Chinese Mandarin), metabolit (Danish), metaboliitti (Finnish), aineenvaihduntatuote (Finnish), métabolite [masculine] (French), metabolito [masculine] (Galician), Metabolit [masculine] (German), μεταβολίτης (metavolítis) [masculine] (Greek), myndefni [neuter] (Icelandic), metabolit (Indonesian), bahantara (Malay), metabolit [masculine] (Polish), metabólito [masculine] (Portuguese), метаболит (metabolit) [masculine] (Russian), metabolito [masculine] (Spanish), metabolit (Swedish), метаболіт (metabolit) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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