glycolysis

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glycolysis

  • /ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs/

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From glyco- + -lysis.

noun glycolyses

  1. uncountable, usually The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid (pyruvate), and ATP as an energy source

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noun cellular degradation of glucose

Españolglicólisis, glicolisis, glucólisis, glucolisis
中文糖酵解 tángjiàojiě
Portuguêsglicólise
Françaisglycolyse
Italianoglicolisi
Românăglicoliză, glicolize
Русскийглико́лиз glikóliz
Tiếng Việtđường phân

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@misc{glycolysis_2026,
  title = {glycolysis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glycolysis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}