path·way

[path-wey, pahth-]
noun
1.
a path, course, route, or way.
2.
Biochemistry. a sequence of reactions, usually controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.

Origin:
1530–40; path + way1

path·wayed, adjective
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pathway (ˈpɑːθˌweɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  path another word for path
2.  a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something
3.  courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification
4.  biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process

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pathway path·way (pāth'wā')
n.

  1. A course usually followed by a body part or process.

  2. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.

  3. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

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pathway   (pāth'wā')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.

  2. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.


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Follow you the star that lights a desert pathway, yours or mine.
Once a pathway has been identified, each molecular step along it can be
  investigated as a possible drug target.
While many of these commitments were expected, the pathway to agreement was a
  surprise.
We see the need to more clearly articulate the pathway to college, and the
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