anaplerotic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle).
  2. Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.

Word forms

anaplerotic

Etymology

From anaplerosis, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up”) + πληρόω (plēróō, “to fill”).

Antonyms

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