n. A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used figuratively.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A path; usually, a narrow way to be passed on foot; also, a way or a course of life.
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n. a trodden path
n. a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
Word Usage
"And even more than the qualifiers it already gives, the page reminds us that "The carbohydrate - tryptophan - serotonin pathway is simply a hypothesis at this point.""