glīˈkäləsə̇s noun
( plural glycoly·ses -əˌsēz)
Etymology: New Latin, from glyc- + -lysis
: the enzymatic breakdown of glucose, glycogen, or other carbohydrate by way of phosphate derivatives with the production especially of lactic acid in animals and of pyruvic acid in plants and with the release of energy — see adenosine diphosphate ; compare fermentation 1, respiration 2