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glycolysis

/ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
gly-col-y-sis
IPA
/ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid (pyruvate), and ATP as an energy source

Uncountable

Etymology

From glyco- + -lysis.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

glycolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

endoglycolysis glycolytic hyperglycolysis

Frequently Paired Words

glucose glucose-6-phosphate fructose-6-phosphate fructose-1,6-bisphosphate dihydroxyacetone phosphate glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate 3-phosphoglycerate

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce glycolysis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs/.
What does glycolysis mean?
The cellular degradation of the simple sugar glucose to yield pyruvic acid (pyruvate), and ATP as an energy source
Where does glycolysis come from?
From glyco- + -lysis.

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