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tricarboxylic acid cycle

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noun Biochemistry.

Krebs cycle.

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Origin of tricarboxylic acid cycle

First recorded in 1940–45
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British Dictionary definitions for tricarboxylic acid cycle

tricarboxylic acid cycle

/ (traɪˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk) /

noun

biochem another name for Krebs cycle Abbreviation: TCA cycle
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Medicine definitions for tricarboxylic acid cycle

tricarboxylic acid cycle

[ trī′kär-bŏk-sĭl′ĭk ]

n.

Krebs cycle
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