glycolysis

1. An ATP-generating metabolic process that occurs in nearly all living cells in which glucose is converted in a series of steps to pyruvic acid.

2. The metabolic breakdown of glucose and other sugars that releases energy in the form of ATP.

3. The enzymatic breakdown of a carbohydrate (as glucose) by way of phosphate derivatives with the production of pyruvic or lactic acid and energy stored in high-energy phosphate bonds of ATP.

4. The breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.

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glycolysis	19	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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