endergonic

1. 1.

   (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”

   Antonymsexergonic

   biochemistry

Questions about endergonic

What does endergonic mean?

endergonic means "(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".

How many syllables are in endergonic?

endergonic has 4 syllables: en-der-go-nic. The stress falls on "go".

What is the opposite of endergonic?

The recorded antonyms are exergonic.

Is endergonic a common word?

endergonic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.