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Examples of tricarboxylic acid cycle in a Sentence
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One of the pathways that's inhibited is the tricarboxylic acid cycle, or Krebs cycle, which is how cells generate energy through aerobic respiration.
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Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 21 Nov. 2018
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First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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“Tricarboxylic acid cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricarboxylic%20acid%20cycle. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
tricarboxylic acid cycle
noun
tri·car·box·yl·ic acid cycle
ˌtrī-ˌkär-ˌbäk-ˌsil-ik-
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