Cellular respiration

Definition

The complete process by which cells break down glucose and other organic molecules to produce ATP, involving glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain. This process can occur with or without oxygen.

Etymology

Combines 'cellular' from Latin 'cellula' meaning small room, with 'respiration' from Latin 'respirare' meaning to breathe. The term evolved in the early 20th century as scientists realized that the fundamental 'breathing' process actually occurs inside individual cells.

Kelly Says

Cellular respiration is like your body's internal combustion engine, but incredibly more sophisticated - it carefully extracts energy from food molecules in controlled steps rather than burning everything at once! Every cell in your body is constantly running this molecular machinery to stay alive.

Translations

AMአማርኛ

ሴሎች ውስጥ ነጥብ

se-lo-ch ʷis-t ˈnəṭəb

ARالعربية

تنفس الخلايا

tanfas al-khāyā

BNবাংলা

কোষীয় শ্বাস

ko-she-ee-ya sh-was

CACatalà

respiració cel·lular

re-spi-ra-syo sel-loo-lar

CSČeština

buněčné dýchání

by-nech-tche dy-cha-ni

DADansk

celle-respiration

sel-le-re-spih-ra-syon

DEDeutsch

Zellatmung

tsɛl-la-ˈmʊŋ

ELΕλληνικά

κυτταρική αναπνοή

kyt-ta-ri-kee a-na-pno-ee

ESEspañol

respiración celular

res-pee-ra-syon seh-yoo-lar

FAفارسی

تنفس سلولی

tanfas-e se-lo-li

FISuomi

soluhapen

so-lu-ha-pen

FRFrançais

respiration cellulaire

re-spirez-yon sel-yoo-lar

GUGU

કેલ્લ્યુલર શ્વાસ

kel-lyu-lar shwa-as

HAHA

farkon shanu

far-kon sha-nu

HEעברית

נשימה תאים

na-shee-ma ta-aim

HIहिन्दी

कोशिकीय श्वसन

ko-shi-kee-y shva-san

HUMagyar

sejtes légzés

sej-tes leg-zehs

IDBahasa Indonesia

pernapasan seluler

per-na-sa-san se-lu-ler

IGIG

nkwụkwụ ụkwụ

ITItaliano

respirazione cellulare

re-spi-ra-tsyo-neh tse-loo-la-re

JA日本語

細胞呼吸

さいぼうこきゅう

KKKK

клеткалык тыныс алу

kletka-lyk ty-nys a-lu

KMKM

កម្មវិធី ស្នូល

kam-mvi-thi snoul

KO한국어

세포 호흡

se-po ho-heuk

MRMR

कोशिकीय श्वसन

ko-shi-kee-y shva-san

MSBahasa Melayu

pernafasan selular

per-na-fa-san se-lu-lar

MYမြန်မာ

ကျဆိုင် နေရာ

kya-sɔɪŋ ne-rɛ

NLNederlands

celulaire ademhaling

se-lyu-lair ah-deh-ma-ling

NONorsk

celle-respiring

sel-le-res-pi-ran

PAPA

ਕੈਲ્યુਲਰ ਸਾ zatem

kai-lyu-lar sa-zatem

PLPolski

oddychanie komórkowe

od-di-cha-nie kom-or-ko-we

PTPortuguês

respiração celular

re-spi-ra-são seh-yoo-lar

RORomână

respirație celulară

re-spi-ra-thee tse-lu-la-re

RUРусский

клеточное дыхание

kle-toch-noye dy-sha-niye

SVSvenska

cellulär respiration

sel-yu-lar re-spih-ra-syon

SWKiswahili

kupumisha seli

koo-pu-mi-sha se-li

TAதமிழ்

செல் சேர்ப்பு

sel seerppu

TEతెలుగు

కణజాల శ్వాస

ka-na-ja-la shwa-sa

THไทย

การหายใจของเซลล์

garan hai jai khong sel

TLTL

selularyong paghinga

se-lu-la-ryong pah-hin-ga

TRTürkçe

hücresel solunum

hyü-cre-sel so-lu-num

UKУкраїнська

клітинне дихання

kly-teen-ne dy-khannya

URاردو

خلیاتی سانس

khali-ati sanas

VITiếng Việt

hô hấp tế bào

ho hap te bao

YOYO

ìṣẹ́ ìṣẹ́

i-she i-she

ZH中文

细胞呼吸

xìbāo hūxī

ZUZU

ukususa kwesih

oo-koo-soo-sa kwesih

Related Words

glycolysis citric acid cycle electron transport chain atp mitochondria glucose metabolism

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