glycogenesis

1. 1.

   the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose

   Broaderorganic process
2. 2.

   the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand

   Broaderconversion

Other forms of glycogenesis

plural

glycogenesises·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about glycogenesis

What does glycogenesis mean?

glycogenesis means "the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in glycogenesis?

glycogenesis has 5 syllables: gly-co-ge-ne-sis. The stress falls on "ge".

Is glycogenesis a common word?

glycogenesis is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.