end·er·gon·ic

(ĕn′dər-gŏn′ĭk)

adj.

Requiring energy: an endergonic chemical reaction.

[end(o)- + Greek ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots + -ic.]

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endergonic

(ˌɛndəˈɡɒnɪk)

adj

(Biochemistry) (of a biochemical reaction) requiring energy to proceed. Compare exergonic

[C20: from end(o-) + Greek ergon work + -ic]

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end•er•gon•ic

(ˌɛn dərˈgɒn ɪk)

adj.

(of a biochemical reaction) requiring energy. Compare exergonic.

[1935–40]

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Adj.

endergonic - (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy; the products of the process are of greater free energy than the reactants; "photosynthesis is an endergonic process"

biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry

exergonic - (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy; "diffusion is an exergonic process"

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endergonique

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In this case, it should be noted that fat synthesis is an endergonic pathway (Nelson & Cox, 2014), so eventually becomes an energy drain that competes with the growth itself, reason that this may have led to the reduction in area due to hepatocyte reduction of energy reserves of lipids and glycogen in liver cells.

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The biodiesel oxidation reaction showed higher activation energy, higher enthalpy of activated complex formation, and less negative entropy, or rather, it is a more endergonic process than that reported in literature for similar biodiesel samples (Borsato et al., 2014; Maia et al., 2011).

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