unmetabolized
adjective
un·me·tab·o·lized
ˌən-mə-ˈta-bə-ˌlīzd 
: not subjected to metabolism : not metabolized
unmetabolized drugs
Examples of unmetabolized in a Sentence
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Miss Havisham’s mansion — cluttered with detritus, almost impassably full of objects — may come to feel like a fitting device on a show on which a couple of breakthrough performances are surrounded by unmetabolized narrative clutter.
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Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
This causes the accumulation of unmetabolized protein components, which can damage the body.
—New York Times, 17 Mar. 2021
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Mar. 2023
This causes the accumulation of unmetabolized protein components, which can damage the body.
—New York Times, 17 Mar. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Unmetabolized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmetabolized. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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