Associations to the word «Krebs»

Wiktionary

KREBS, proper noun. A surname​.
KREBS, proper noun. A city in Oklahoma
KREBS CYCLE, noun. (biochemistry) A series of enzymatic reactions that occurs in all aerobic organisms; it involves the oxidative metabolism of acetyl units, and serves as the main source of cellular energy.

Dictionary definition

KREBS, noun. English biochemist (born in Germany) who discovered the Krebs cycle (1900-1981).

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne