Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryThe Krebs cycle.
Synonyms & antonyms
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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 三羧酸循環 /三羧酸循环
- 三羧酸循環 /三羧酸循环 (sānsuōsuān xúnhuán)the Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle
Finnish trikarboksyylihappokierto
- trikarboksyylihappokiertothe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle
Hungarian trikarbonsavciklus
- trikarbonsavciklusthe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle
Italian ciclo degli acidi tricarbossilici
- ciclo degli acidi tricarbossilicithe Krebs cycle — see also Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle
Cite this entry
tricarboxylic acid cycle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricarboxylic%20acid%20cycle
“tricarboxylic acid cycle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricarboxylic%20acid%20cycle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tricarboxylic acid cycle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tricarboxylic%20acid%20cycle.
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