How to Use metabolite in a Sentence

metabolite

noun
  • The body then eliminates the drug itself as well as its metabolites in urine and feces.
    — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Such metabolites can be found months after a marijuana high has worn off.
    — Ethan Siegel and Alex Berezow, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2017
  • The metabolites are produced as the body breaks down nutrients.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • These tests target specific metabolites present in the hair shaft.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2023
  • That lab found trace amounts of the cocaine metabolite, norcocaine.
    — Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Subsequent lab testing showed a metabolite that is only found in the ointment in the horse’s urine.
    — John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The metabolites serve as an example of a biomarker, in this case of tobacco use.
    — Byandrew Curry, science.org, 4 Oct. 2024
  • When the liver or kidneys fail, toxic electrolytes and metabolites build up in the body and cloud awareness.
    — Sara Manning Peskin, M.d., New York Times, 11 July 2017
  • In none of these cases was ethanol measured in the fruit nor was ethanol (or its metabolites) confirmed in the animals.
    — New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This is because their bodies break down the compound into metabolites at a quicker rate.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • Once bile acids reach the gut, our microbes modify them into new metabolites, which can have a range of effects on our health.
    — Discover Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • This easy-to-use drug test provides quick results for both specific drugs and drug metabolites that are not found in five-panel drug tests.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Overall, four of the seven had cocaine or cocaine metabolites in their system.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2024
  • The jury also will be able to hear two of the other victims who had marijuana metabolites in their urine.
    — Michael Kiefer, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2017
  • Every process in the body creates byproducts called metabolites that get released into the blood, urine, or tissues.
    — New Atlas, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Sussing out why, the researchers looked at gut metabolites, the byproducts of food processing in the intestines.
    — New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With a deficiency of the enzyme, phenylalanine and its metabolites can build up in the blood and damage the brain cells.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Dalmane is seldom used anymore for sleep, because it is converted by the liver a metabolite, which can last for days.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Water helps flush out the metabolites of delta 8 through urine, aiding in their elimination.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2023
  • One method is to drink plenty of water and fluids to help flush out the THC metabolites from your body.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Blood tests also identify liver products called metabolites, which persist in the body for longer.
    — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The spectra revealed amino acids, fatty acids, and metabolites—fingerprints of life.
    — science.org, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This is thought to be caused by dimethyl sulfide, a metabolite of DMSO.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 22 Sep. 2024
  • One such compound is lipofuscin, a metabolite that increases in the retina as a person ages.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The researchers also looked at other metabolites and compounds in cocoa and coffee.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Some foods aside from broccoli and broccoli sprouts that contain high levels of these metabolites include cabbage, brussel sprouts, and kale.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Wishart and his colleagues found that a panel of 69 metabolites in peoples’ urine could predict who had pre-cancerous polyps in their colon.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The kidneys are more affected by the metabolites produced by protein-eating gut microbes.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 16 July 2024
  • Monk fruit also has a lot of secondary metabolites, which are natural plant chemicals that can have a positive impact on your health.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And recent research demonstrated how cocaine and its metabolites can accumulate in wild fish such as sharks.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026

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