metabolite

noun

any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)

Roots

metameta- · Greek · change, over balleinbol- · Greek · to throw ites-ite · Greek · product, substance

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The word metabolite breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: meta-, from Greek meta (“change, over”); bol, from Greek ballein (“to throw”); and -ite, from Greek ites (“product, substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.