Definition of citric acid cycle Citric acid cycle
cit•ric ac•id cy•cle
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What does citric acid cycle mean?
WordNet
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| citric acid cycle - in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy | ||
| Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle | ||
| biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms | ||
| metabolic process, metabolism the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life | ||
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Wiktionary 
- citric acid cycle (Noun)
An alternative name for the Krebs cycle .
