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glycogenolysis

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Etymology

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Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der.
French glyco-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os
Proto-Hellenic *génos
Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *-ēs
Proto-Hellenic *-ēs
Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)
Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor.
French -gène
French glycogènebor.
English glycogen
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der.
Ancient Greek λύω (lúō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Hellenic *-tis
Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs)
Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der.
English -lysis
English glycogenolysis

    From glycogen + -o- + -lysis.

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    Noun

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    glycogenolysis (plural glycogenolyses)

    1. (biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate
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