glycolysis

gly·col·y·sis | \ glī-ˈkä-lə-səs

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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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Recent Examples on the Web White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019 White muscles use a process called glycolysis, which requires carbohydrates to create ATP. — Joshua Selsby, CNN, "White meat, or dark meat? The science behind a delicious debate," 27 Nov. 2019

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glycolysis

gly·col·y·sis | \ glī-ˈkäl-ə-səs

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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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