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GLYCOGENESIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand
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Hypernyms ("glycogenesis" is a kind of...):
changeover; conversion; transition (an event that results in a transformation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("glycogenesis" is a kind of...):
biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)