Wiktionary
tricarboxylic acid cycle
n. (context biochemistry English) The Krebs cycle.
WordNet
tricarboxylic acid cycle
n. 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 [syn: Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, citric acid cycle]