definitions

tricarboxylic acid cycle

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR tricarboxylic acid cycle ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Biochemistry.

Krebs cycle.

RELATED CONTENT

Zoom Through “Spin Class” With These 10 Cycling TermsCycling no doubt courses throughout our life and culture, but so does the language of the sport and activity. So, strap on your helmets: we're going to spin through some of the zippiest terms in cycling, past and present.
READ MORE
Zoom Through “Spin Class” With These 10 Cycling TermsCycling no doubt courses throughout our life and culture, but so does the language of the sport and activity. So, strap on your helmets: we're going to spin through some of the zippiest terms in cycling, past and present.
READ MORE

Nearby words

tribute, tribute band, tricalcium silicate, tricameral, tricarboxylic, tricarboxylic acid cycle, tricarpellary, trice, tricentenary, tricentennial, tricep

Origin of tricarboxylic acid cycle

First recorded in 1940–45
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for tricarboxylic acid cycle

tricarboxylic acid cycle

/ (traɪˌkɑːbɒkˈsɪlɪk) /

noun

biochem another name for Krebs cycle Abbreviation: TCA cycle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for tricarboxylic acid cycle

tricarboxylic acid cycle

[ trī′kär-bŏk-sĭl′ĭk ]

n.

Krebs cycle
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.