pathway

[ path-wey, pahth- ]
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noun
  1. a path, course, route, or way.

  2. Biochemistry. a sequence of reactions, usually controlled and catalyzed by enzymes, by which one organic substance is converted to another.

Origin of pathway

1
First recorded in 1530–40; path + way1

Other words from pathway

  • pathwayed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pathway

pathway

/ (ˈpɑːθˌweɪ) /


noun
  1. another word for path (def. 1), path (def. 2)

  2. a route to or way of access to; way of reaching or achieving something

  1. courses taken by a student to gain entry to a higher course or towards a final qualification

  2. biochem a chain of reactions associated with a particular metabolic process

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Scientific definitions for pathway

pathway

[ păthwā′ ]


  1. A chain of nerve fibers along which impulses normally travel.

  2. A sequence of enzymatic or other reactions by which one biological material is converted to another.

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