metabolite

noun me·tab·o·lite \ -ˌlīt \

Definition of metabolite

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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In addition, there was zolpidem, a sedative prescribed for insomnia, as well as metabolites of alprazolam and of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

— karen mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, "Tiger Woods Had Vicodin, Dilaudid, Xanax, Ambien and THC in His System During DUI Arrest: Report," 15 Aug. 2017
Human sweat contains many different metabolites, including lactate, amino acids and fats, as well as sodium.

— markham heid, Time, "You Asked: What’s the Best Way to Rehydrate—Besides Drinking Water?," 26 July 2017
Included in the data clouds are their full genome sequences; blood, saliva, urine, and stool samples taken every 3 months that measured levels of 643 metabolites and 262 proteins; and physical activity and sleep monitoring.

— ryan cross, Science | AAAS, "‘Scientific wellness’ study—and a famed biologist’s spinoff company—divide researchers," 19 July 2017
When the liver or kidneys fail, toxic electrolytes and metabolites build up in the body and cloud awareness.

— sara manning peskin, m.d., New York Times, "The Gentler Symptoms of Dying," 11 July 2017
The replicators also verified that levels of the metabolite in leukemia cells indicate whether a cancer patient has the IDH mutations.

— jocelyn kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Cancer studies pass reproducibility test," 27 June 2017
Burrell and a passenger both denied being the driver on the scene, police said, but test results later showed Burrell's blood-alcohol concentration level to be 0.08 percent, and THC metabolites — a substance in marijuana — in his system.

— christy gutowski, chicagotribune.com, "Old DUI case finally concludes after a decade of languishing in Cook County," 27 June 2017
In one of the new studies, a contract lab confirmed a 2010 report in Cancer Cell that mutations in genes called IDH1 and IDH2, found in some leukemias and brain cancers, cause cells to produce a metabolite that spurs cancer growth.

— jocelyn kaiser, Science | AAAS, "Cancer studies pass reproducibility test," 27 June 2017
Desethylene ciprofloxacin, a metabolite of ciprofloxacin, a medically important antibiotic for humans, was found three times, according to the lawsuit.

— deena shanker, Bloomberg.com, "There Could Be Ketamine In Your ‘Natural’ Chicken," 22 June 2017

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First Known Use of metabolite

1877

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metabolite

noun me·tab·o·lite \ -ˌlīt \

medical Definition of metabolite

1 :a product of metabolism:

a :a metabolic waste usually more or less toxic to the organism producing it :excretion

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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