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ENDERGONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants
Example:
photosynthesis is an endergonic process
Classified under:
Domain category:
biochemistry (the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry)
Antonym:
exergonic ((biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy)