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gluconeogenesis

gluconeogenesis noun: the metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors.

Noun

gluconeogenesis (usually uncountable, plural gluconeogeneses)

  1. (usually) The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors
    Synonyms:
    neoglucogenesis

Synonyms of gluconeogenesis

Forms of gluconeogenesis

pluralgluconeogeneses

Origin of gluconeogenesis

From gluco- + neogenesis.

Questions about gluconeogenesis

What does gluconeogenesis mean?
Gluconeogenesis means the metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors.
What part of speech is gluconeogenesis?
Gluconeogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of gluconeogenesis?
The plural of gluconeogenesis is gluconeogeneses.

Words near gluconeogenesis in the dictionary

  1. gluconase
  2. gluconasturtiin
  3. gluconate
  4. gluconates
  5. gluconeogeneses
  6. gluconeogenesis
  7. gluconeogenetic
  8. gluconeogenic
  9. gluconeogenically
  10. gluconeongenesis
  11. gluconic

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