Definition of "metabolites" []

• Plural form of metabolite. (noun)

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• "The distinction between components and inclusions, between organized body substances and chemical metabolites is hard to define and results definite to some extent can only be expected on the basis of careful histological appraisal and comparative study."
• "DDE and DDD, in turn, break down to other substances (called metabolites)."
• "The chemicals, known as metabolites, represent the ingredients of life just as the human genome represents the blueprint of life."