终产物

終產物

zhōngchǎnwù

noun

Meanings

1 end product
2 final product (of a reaction or pathway)

Characters

thing / substance

Examples

二氧化碳和水是细胞呼吸的终产物。

Èryǎnghuàtàn hé shuǐ shì xìbāo hūxī de zhōngchǎnwù.

Carbon dioxide and water are the end products of cellular respiration.

这条代谢途径的终产物是乳酸。

Zhè tiáo dàixiè tújìng de zhōngchǎnwù shì rǔsuān.

The end product of this metabolic pathway is lactic acid.

Tips

usage

Mostly a chemistry/biology term — what's left after a reaction or metabolic pathway runs its course. Contrast with 中间产物 (zhōngjiān chǎnwù, intermediate) and 副产物 (fùchǎnwù, by-product).

Stroke Order

终 zhōng

产 chǎn

物 wù