/ Thesaurus / K Synonyms of krebs citric acid cycle Find synonyms for: Noun1. Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle, organic process, biological processusage: in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energyWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: devout Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language