glycolysis
noun
gly·col·y·sis
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Definition of glycolysis
: the enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (such as glucose) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production of pyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP
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glycolytic
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glycolysis
noun
gly·col·y·sis
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Medical Definition of glycolysis
: the enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (as glucose or glycogen) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production of pyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP
— called also Embden-Meyerhof pathway
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glycolytic
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glycolytically
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