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beta-oxidation

be·ta–ox·i·da·tion

noun
\ˈbāt-ə-ˌäk-sə-ˈdā-shən, chiefly British ˈbē-tə-\

: stepwise catabolism of fatty acids in which two-carbon fragments are successively removed from the carboxyl end of the chain

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