Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryA series of enzymatic reactions that occurs in all aerobic organisms, involving the oxidative metabolism of acetyl units, and serving as the main source of cellular energy.
Synonyms: citrate cycle, citric acid cycle, TCA cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA series of enzymatic reactions that occurs in all aerobic organisms, involving the oxidative metabolism of acetyl units, and serving as the main source of cellular energy.
More synonyms by meaning
nounin 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after German biochemist and physician Hans Adolf Krebs.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 克雷伯氏循環 /克雷伯氏循环, 克雷布斯循環 /克雷布斯循环
- 克雷伯氏循環 /克雷伯氏循环 (Kèléibóshì xúnhuán)series of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
- 克雷布斯循環 /克雷布斯循环 (Kèléibùsī xúnhuán)series of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Estonian tsitraaditsükkel
- tsitraaditsükkelseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Finnish sitruunahappokierto, Krebsin sykli
- sitruunahappokiertoseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
- Krebsin sykliseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
- trikarboksyylihappokiertoseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
French cycle de Krebs
- cycle de Krebsseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
German Krebs-Zyklus
- Krebs-Zyklusseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Hungarian Krebs-ciklus
- Krebs-ciklusseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Italian ciclo di Krebs
- ciclo di Krebsseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Russian цикл трикарбоновых кислот
- цикл трикарбоновых кислот (cikl trikarbonovyx kislot)series of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Spanish ciclo de Krebs
- ciclo de Krebsseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Vietnamese chu trình Krebs
- chu trình Krebsseries of enzymatic reactions — see also citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Cite this entry
Krebs cycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krebs%20cycle
“Krebs cycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krebs%20cycle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Krebs cycle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krebs%20cycle.
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