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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid, and ATP as an energy source uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and releases energy for the body in the form of ATP wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

glucolysis

Example

More examples

"Glycolysis occurs in the cytosol."

Etymology

From glyco- + -lysis.

Related phrases

pyruvic acid

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