noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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glucose formationglucose productionglucose production pathwayglucose synthesissynthesize glucose

Antonyms

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metabolic pathwayglycolysis

Etymology

From gluco- + neogenesis.