glyoxylate cycle

noun

A series of metabolic reactions by which many different organisms utilise fats for the synthesis of carbohydrates

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Meanings

nounglyoxylate cycle (plural glyoxylate cycles)

plural glyoxylate cycles

  1. biochemistryA series of metabolic reactions by which many different organisms utilise fats for the synthesis of carbohydrates
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