unmetabolized
Syllables: un·me·tab·o·lized/ˌʌnmɪˈtæbəˌlaɪzd/
unmetabolized adjective: not metabolized.
Adjective
unmetabolized (not comparable)
- Not metabolized.
- Unmetabolized toxines poured out of the liver upon the duodenum and probably excited at that point the secretion of hormones abnormal in character, and these stimulated abnormal secretion from the mucous glands of the stomach and bowel.1913 July 16, “Intestinal Adhesions: Bacteriologically Experimentally and Surgically Considered”, in New York Medical Journal, volume XCVIII, number 7, page 347
- The high levels of unmetabolized phenylalanine in the urine cause a very bad musty odor, which led a Norway physician to discover PKU in 1934. The unmetabolized phenylalanine also affects the brain of the child, and unless the baby is put on a special diet of no milk, meat, or other high-protein...1998 May 1, “A safety net for babies”, in The Saturday Evening Post
Forms of unmetabolized
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Origin of unmetabolized
From un- + metabolized.
Questions about unmetabolized
- What does unmetabolized mean?
- Unmetabolized means not metabolized.
- What part of speech is unmetabolized?
- Unmetabolized is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unmetabolized?
- Unmetabolized is pronounced /ˌʌnmɪˈtæbəˌlaɪzd/.
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