exergonic

ex·er·gon·ic  (ksr-gnk)

adj.

Releasing energy.

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

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exergonic  (ksr-gnk)

Relating to a chemical reaction that releases energy. The breakdown of sugars by cellular metabolism is an exergonic reaction that releases energy used to drive endergonic reactions. Compare endergonic.

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Adj.

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exergonic - (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy; "diffusion is an exergonic process" biochemistry - the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry 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"