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gly⋅col⋅y⋅sis

  [glahy-kol-uh-sis]
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–noun Biochemistry.
the catabolism of carbohydrates, as glucose and glycogen, by enzymes, with the release of energy and the production of lactic or pyruvic acid.
Origin:
1890–95; glyco- + -lysis
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gly·col·y·sis   (glī-kŏl'ə-sĭs)   
n.  
  1. An ATP-generating metabolic process that occurs in nearly all living cells in which glucose is converted in a series of steps to pyruvic acid.
  2. The metabolic breakdown of glucose and other sugars that releases energy in the form of ATP.
gly'co·lyt'ic adj.
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Main Entry: gly·col·y·sis
Pronunciation: glI-'käl-&-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural gly·col·y·ses /-"sEz/
: the enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (as glucose or glycogen) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production ofpyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP called also Embden-Meyerhof pathway —gly·co·lyt·ic /"glI-k&-'lit-ik/ adjective —gly·co·lyt·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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glycolysis gly·col·y·sis (glī-kŏl'ə-sĭs)
n.
The ATP-generating metabolic process of most cells in which carbohydrates are converted to pyruvic acid.

gly'co·lyt'ic (glī'kə-lĭt'ĭk) adj.

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glycolysis   (glī-kŏl'ə-sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
The process in cell metabolism by which carbohydrates and sugars, especially glucose, are broken down, producing ATP and pyruvic acid. See more at cellular respiration.
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