metabolon1
/mɪˈtabəlɒn/ /mɛˈtabəlɒn/Nuclear Physics. Now historical
noun
An unstable atom produced in the process of radioactive decay.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937), physicist. From Hellenistic Greek μεταβόλος changeable + -on.
metabolon2
/mɪˈtabəlɒn/ /mɛˈtabəlɒn/Biochemistry
noun
An organized supramolecular complex of the enzymes that catalyse the sequential reactions of a particular metabolic pathway, bound to structural elements of a cell.
Origin
1980s. From metabol- + -on.