GLYCOGENESIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glycogenesis mean? 

• GLYCOGENESIS (noun)
  The noun GLYCOGENESIS has 2 senses:

1. the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose

2. the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand

  Familiarity information: GLYCOGENESIS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLYCOGENESIS (noun)

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("glycogenesis" is a kind of...):

changeover; conversion; transition (an event that results in a transformation)

 Context examples 

Glycogenesis Inhibition consists of interference with, or restraint of, the activities of biologic molecules or complexes involved in the formation of glycogen from glucose.

(Glycogenesis Inhibition, NCI Thesaurus)

Glycogenesis Induction consists of initiation of activities of biologic molecules or complexes involved in the formation of glycogen from glucose.

(Glycogenesis Induction, NCI Thesaurus)