cellular respiration
The process of a cell transforming oxygen and glucose into ATPThe process of a cell transforming oxygen and glucose into ATP.
Examples
1 sentencesCyanide shuts down cellular respiration; the poison puts the body into a coma with seizures and cardiac arrest.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The process of a cell transforming oxygen and glucose into ATP.
More definitions
- the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs:respirationinternal respiration
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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