noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/
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CMU ARPABET:M AH0 T AE1 B AH0 L AY2 T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: substance
History
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 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 *-íďďō 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 -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English metabolite From metabolism + -ite.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
метабаліт
(mjetabalit)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Bulgarian:
метаболит
(metabolit)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Catalan:
metabòlit
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Chinese Mandarin:
代謝產物 /代谢产物
(dàixiè chǎnwù)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Chinese Mandarin:
代謝物 /代谢物
(dàixièwù)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Danish:
metabolit
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Dutch:
metaboliet
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Finnish:
metaboliitti
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Finnish:
aineenvaihduntatuote
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
French:
métabolite
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Galician:
metabolito
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
German:
Metabolit
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Greek:
μεταβολίτης
(metavolítis)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Icelandic:
myndefni
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Indonesian:
metabolit
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Malay:
bahantara
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Polish:
metabolit
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Portuguese:
metabólito
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Russian:
метаболи́т
(metabolít)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Spanish:
metabolito
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Swedish:
metabolit
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
Ukrainian:
метаболіт
(metabolit)
— any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction
