metabolite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετα- (meta-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English metabolite From metabolism + -ite.
Meanings
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Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
In addition to looking at gene expression, Bozek and her colleagues analyzed levels of metabolites, a diverse group of small molecules that includes sugars, nucleic acids and neurotransmitters. Many metabolites are either necessary for metabolism or produced by it.
2015, Ferris Jabr, How Humans Ended Up With Freakishly Huge Brains Wired:Cannabis and some of its metabolites, for example, persist in the fat stores of the body for several weeks after a single dose.
2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metabolites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
biometabolite · neurometabolite · secondary metabolite · endometabolite · immunometabolite · eigenmetabolite · antimetabolite · selenometabolite · phytometabolite · radiometabolite · primary metabolite · exometabolite · metabolomics · phosphometabolite · oncometabolite · epimetabolite · sialometabolite · metabolitic · cometabolite · micrometabolite · photometabolite · multimetabolite · hydroxymetabolite
Translations (22)
el μεταβολίτης (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · fi aineenvaihduntatuote (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · ru метаболи́т (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · uk метаболіт (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · gl metabolito (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · be метабаліт (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · da metabolit (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · pt metabólito (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · bg метаболит (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · cmn 代謝物 /代谢物 (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · de Metabolit (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · es metabolito (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · is myndefni (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · fi metaboliitti (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · ms bahantara (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · nl metaboliet (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · fr métabolite (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · pl metabolit (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · id metabolit (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · sv metabolit (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · cmn 代謝產物 /代谢产物 (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction) · ca metabòlit (any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction)