catabolite

[ kuh-tab-uh-lahyt ]
/ kəˈtæb əˌlaɪt /

noun Biology, Physiology.

a product of catabolic action.

Origin of catabolite

First recorded in 1905–10; catabol(ism) + -ite1

Words nearby catabolite

cata-, catabaptist, catabasis, catabiotic, catabolism, catabolite, catabolite gene activator protein, catabolize, catacaustic, catachresis, catachronobiology

British Dictionary definitions for catabolite

catabolite
/ (kəˈtæbəˌlaɪt) /

noun

a substance produced as a result of catabolism

Medical definitions for catabolite

catabolite
[ kə-tăb′ə-līt′ ]

n.

A substance produced by the process of catabolism.