CITRIC ACID CYCLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does citric acid cycle mean?
• CITRIC ACID CYCLE (noun)
The noun CITRIC ACID CYCLE has 1 sense:
1. in 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
Familiarity information: CITRIC ACID CYCLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CITRIC ACID CYCLE (noun)
Meaning:
In 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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Synonyms:
citric acid cycle; Krebs citric acid cycle; Krebs cycle; tricarboxylic acid cycle
Hypernyms ("citric acid cycle" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)
Meronyms (parts of "citric acid cycle"):
oxidative phosphorylation (an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP)
Holonyms ("citric acid cycle" is a part of...):
metabolic process; metabolism; metastasis (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)
