citric acid cycle

/ˈsɪtɹɪk ˌæsɪd ˈsaɪkəl/

noun

The Krebs cycle.

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CACKrebs cycleKrebs citric acid cycletricarboxylic acid cycle
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Meanings

nouncitric acid cycle (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe Krebs cycle.

    Synonyms: CAC

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Krebs cycle.

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CAC

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

Similar
Krebs cycleKrebs citric acid cycletricarboxylic acid cycle
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
krebs cycletricarboxylic acid cycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 檸檬酸循環 /柠檬酸循环
  • 檸檬酸循環 /柠檬酸循环 (níngméngsuān xúnhuán)the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Dutch citroenzuurcyclus
  • citroenzuurcyclusthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Finnish sitruunahappokierto
  • sitruunahappokiertothe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
German Zitronensäurezyklus, Citratzyklus
  • Zitronensäurezyklusthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • Citratzyklusthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Hungarian citromsavciklus, citrátkör
  • citromsavciklusthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • citrátkörthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Indonesian daur asam sitrat, siklus asam sitrat
  • daur asam sitratthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • siklus asam sitratthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Italian ciclo dell'acido citrico
  • ciclo dell'acido citricothe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Japanese クエン酸回路, 枸櫞酸回路
  • クエン酸回路 (kuensan-kairo)the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
  • 枸櫞酸回路 (kuensan-kairo)the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Malay kitaran asid sitrik
  • kitaran asid sitrikthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Swedish citronsyracykel
  • citronsyracykelthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
Turkish sitrik asit döngüsü
  • sitrik asit döngüsüthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle
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