tricarboxylic acid cycle
The Krebs cycleThe Krebs cycle.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The Krebs cycle.
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- 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
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3 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:Krebs cycleKrebs citric acid cyclecitric acid cycle
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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