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The Krebs cycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
檸檬酸循環 /柠檬酸循环
(níngméngsuān xúnhuán)
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Dutch:
citroenzuurcyclus
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Finnish:
sitruunahappokierto
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Galician:
ciclo do ácido cítrico
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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German:
Zitronensäurezyklus
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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German:
Citratzyklus
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Hungarian:
citromsavciklus
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Hungarian:
citrátkör
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Indonesian:
daur asam sitrat
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Indonesian:
siklus asam sitrat
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Italian:
ciclo dell'acido citrico
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Japanese:
クエン酸回路
(kuensan-kairo)
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Japanese:
枸櫞酸回路
(kuensan-kairo)
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Malay:
kitaran asid sitrik
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Swedish:
citronsyracykel
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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Turkish:
sitrik asit döngüsü
— the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle