di-kish-torek-vutek

metabolic pathway

Pronunciation

dikiʃtoɾɛkvutɛk

Sound out di-kish-torek-vutek letter by letter:

• ddd as in 'day'
• iiee as in 'see'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• iiee as in 'see'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• vvv as in 'van'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

a series of chemical reactions occurring within a cell, catalyzed by enzymes, to achieve in either the formation of a metabolic product to be used or stored by the cell, or the initiation of another metabolic pathway