glycolysis

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Noun glycolysis has 1 sense

glycolysis - a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP
--₁ is a kind of metabolism, metabolic process, metastasis

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Glycolysis

Noun:

The process by which glucose is broken down in living cells through a series of enzymatic reactions to produce energy.

Sample sentence: During glycolysis, one molecule of glucose is converted into two molecules of pyruvate.

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