Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

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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

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synonym: citric acid cycle
plural: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycles
possessive: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle's
pluralpossessive: Tricarboxylic Acid Cycles'

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