metabolon

English

Etymology

From metabolic +‎ -on.

Noun

metabolon (plural metabolons)

  1. (biochemistry) A temporary complex between sequential enzymes of a metabolic pathway
  2. (physics, obsolete) A particle, having only a temporary existence in its present form, produced during the disintegration of a radioactive substance
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