Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycogenolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: glycogenol-y-sis
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate

Etymology

Etymology tree English glycogen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English glycogenolysis From glycogen + -o- + -lysis.

Inflected Forms

glycogenolyses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

glycogenolytic

Rhymes With

hydrolysis electrolysis glycolysis pyrolysis hemolysis proteolysis rhabdomyolysis autolysis osteolysis heterolysis histolysis cytolysis

Questions

What does glycogenolysis mean?: The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate
Where does glycogenolysis come from?: Etymology tree English glycogen Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English glycogenolysis From glycogen + -o- + -lysis.

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