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gluconeogenesis

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Frequency: 2.06 in modern English

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The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors

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Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. New Latinder. English gluco- English neogenesis English gluconeogenesis From gluco- + neogenesis.

gluconeogeneses (plural)

gluconeogenetic

neoglucogenesis

What does gluconeogenesis mean?: The metabolic process in which glucose is formed, mostly in the liver, from non-carbohydrate precursors
Where does gluconeogenesis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. New Latinder. English gluco- English neogenesis English gluconeogenesis From gluco- + neogenesis.

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