glu·co·gen·ic
adj : tending to produce a pyruvate residue in metabolism which undergoes conversion to a carbohydrate (as glucose) and is eventually stored as a complex carbohydrate (as glycogen) < amino acids> .
Similar sounding terms: gly·co·gen·ic
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