glycogenolysis

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noun

The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate

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Meanings

nounglycogenolysis (plural glycogenolyses)

plural glycogenolyses

  1. biochemistryThe production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate

Origin

  1. Englishglycogen
  2. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  3. Englishglycogenolysis

From glycogen + -o- + -lysis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 糖原磷酸解
  • 糖原磷酸解 (táng yuán lín suān jiě)production of glucose-1-phosphate
Finnish glykogenolyysi
  • glykogenolyysiproduction of glucose-1-phosphate
German Glykogenolyse
  • Glykogenolyseproduction of glucose-1-phosphate
Greek γλυκογονόλυση
  • γλυκογονόλυση (glykogonólysi)production of glucose-1-phosphate
Hungarian glikogenolízis
  • glikogenolízisproduction of glucose-1-phosphate
Icelandic glýkógenlosun
  • glýkógenlosunproduction of glucose-1-phosphate
Indonesian glikogenolisis
  • glikogenolisisproduction of glucose-1-phosphate
Spanish glucogenolisis
  • glucogenolisisproduction of glucose-1-phosphate

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

glycogenolysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycogenolysis

MLA

“glycogenolysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycogenolysis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycogenolysis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycogenolysis.

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