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noun
The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: metabolism, metabolic process
History
From glyco- + -lysis.
Across languages
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
