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INTERNAL RESPIRATION

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INTERNAL RESPIRATION (noun)
  The noun INTERNAL RESPIRATION has 1 sense:

1. the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

  Familiarity information: INTERNAL RESPIRATION used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


INTERNAL RESPIRATION (noun)


Sense 1internal respiration [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

The metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules; processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cellular respiration; internal respiration; respiration

Hypernyms ("internal respiration" is a kind of...):

metabolic process; metabolism; metastasis (the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life)


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