Meanings
noungluconeogenesis (usually uncountable, plural gluconeogeneses)
plural gluconeogeneses
- uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors
Synonyms: neoglucogenesis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Englishgluco-
- Englishneogenesis
- Englishgluconeogenesis
From gluco- + neogenesis.
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gluconeogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluconeogenesis
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“gluconeogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluconeogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gluconeogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gluconeogenesis.
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