unmetabolized
adjective biology, medical specialized (UK usually unmetabolised) /ˌʌn.məˈtæb.əl.aɪzd/ /ˌʌn.məˈtæb.əl.aɪzd/
未代谢的
that has not been metabolized (= turned by chemical processes in the body into energy, new growth, and waste products)
A toxicology report showed large amounts of unmetabolised cocaine in his body. 毒理学报告显示他体内有大量未代谢的可卡因。
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- A wide range of drugs - which have passed, unmetabolized, through the human body - enter the country's water systems.
- In some ethnic groups, a higher amount of alcohol flows unmetabolised from the stomach into the bloodstream so they tend to get drunk more quickly.
- There is much debate about the effects of unmetabolized folic acid on human diseases.