Anaplerosis

/ˌænəpləˈroʊsɪs/ noun

A biochemical process where molecules are replenished in metabolic cycles after being consumed or removed, keeping the cycles running smoothly.

From Greek 'ana-' (back, up) and 'plerosis' (filling or completion). Coined in 20th-century biochemistry to describe how cells maintain their metabolic balance.

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