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CITRIC ACID CYCLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Synonyms:
citric acid cycle; Krebs citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("citric acid cycle" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Meronyms (parts of "citric acid cycle"):
oxidative phosphorylation (an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP)
Holonyms ("citric acid cycle" is a part of...):
metabolic process; metabolism (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)
