pathway

American  

[path-wey, pahth-] / ˈpæθˌweɪ, ˈpɑθ- /

noun

1. a path, course, route, or way. ways.

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

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pathway British  

/ ˈpɑːθˌweɪ /

noun

1. another word for path path

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

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

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

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pathway Scientific  

/ păth′wā′ /

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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Other Word Forms

• pathwayed adjective

Etymology

Origin of pathway

First recorded in 1530–40; path + way ¹

Example Sentences

Both drugs work on a particular biological pathway related to fat storage.

From Barron's

Because fibrosis involves many biological routes at once, drugs that target only one pathway often have limited success.

From Science Daily

Yemen is a major pathway for migrants from the Horn of Africa travelling to Gulf states in search of work.

From BBC

The automotive program is part of the school’s Advanced Transportation & Manufacuring pathway.

From Los Angeles Times

This marks the first time MCL1 has been identified as an active controller of major signaling and metabolic pathways.

From Science Daily

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