Compare: glyconeogenesis. synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors mainly in the liver and to a smaller extent in the renal cortex. Precursors include pyruvate, lactate, glycerol and the glucogenic amino acids derived from skeletal muscle.ompare: glyconeogenesis. synthesis of glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors mainly in the liver and to a smaller extent in the renal cortex. Precursors include pyruvate, lactate, glycerol and the glucogenic amino acids derived from skeletal muscle.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: provincial(Noun) A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial. provincial(Noun) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, characteristic of, or limited to a region: the regional dialects of English. 2. (Physical Geography) of, characteristic of, or limited to a region: the regional dialects of English. reâ¢gionâ¢al. adj. 1. of or pertaining to a region of considerable extent; not merely local. 2. of or pertaining to a particular region, area, or part, as of a country or the body.