TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tricarboxylic acid cycle mean? 

• TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE (noun)
  The noun TRICARBOXYLIC 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: TRICARBOXYLIC ACID CYCLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRICARBOXYLIC 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 ("tricarboxylic acid cycle" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Meronyms (parts of "tricarboxylic acid cycle"):

oxidative phosphorylation (an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP)

Holonyms ("tricarboxylic acid cycle" is a part of...):

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