Meanings
adjectiveanaplerotic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiochemistryForming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
- datednot comparablemedicineFilling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνά“up”
- Englishanaplerotic
From anaplerosis, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up”) + πληρόω (plēróō, “to fill”).
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Italian anaplerotico
- anapleroticoof a reaction: forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway
Portuguese anaplerótico
- anapleróticoof a reaction: forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway
Spanish anaplerótico
- anapleróticoof a reaction: forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway
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