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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
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glycolysis
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Glycolysis (from glycose , an older term for glucose + -lysis degradation) is the metabolic pathway that converts glucose CHO, into pyruvate , CHCOCOO + H. The free energy released in this process is used to form the high-energy compounds ATP ( adenosine ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1892, from glyco- + -lysis .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biology English) The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source.
Usage examples of glycolysis.
But even bacteria do anaerobic glycolysis, which is why apples rot: lunchtime for the microbes.