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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Mash says DemeRx’s drug is a metabolite of ibogaine, and doesn’t carry the same hallucinogenic effects or risks as the original drug.
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Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The study exposed 105 Alaskan salmon to both cocaine and benzoylecgonine — a metabolite created by the drug in the liver — and then tracked their movements.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Researchers took 105 wild Atlantic salmon in Sweden's Lake Vattern and exposed them to both cocaine and benzoylecgonine — a metabolite created by the drug in the liver — and then tracked their movements.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Bruce also had the lowest levels of stress hormone metabolites, was given priority access to the four central feeding stations on account of his rank, and even had a non-mate remove debris from his lower beak, the only individual in the circus to be so honored.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
The study exposed 105 Alaskan salmon to both cocaine and benzoylecgonine — a metabolite created by the drug in the liver — and then tracked their movements.
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Researchers took 105 wild Atlantic salmon in Sweden's Lake Vattern and exposed them to both cocaine and benzoylecgonine — a metabolite created by the drug in the liver — and then tracked their movements.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
Bruce also had the lowest levels of stress hormone metabolites, was given priority access to the four central feeding stations on account of his rank, and even had a non-mate remove debris from his lower beak, the only individual in the circus to be so honored.
—ArsTechnica, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Metabolite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metabolite. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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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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