English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphorylate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause phosphorylation.
  2. To undergo phosphorylation.

Word forms

phosphorylate phosphorylates phosphorylating phosphorylated

Etymology

From phosphoryl + -ate (verb-forming suffix), or back-formation from phosphorylation.

Related words

phosphorate

Derived words

autophosphorylate dephosphorylate hyperphosphorylate monophosphorylate phosphorylatable prephosphorylate rephosphorylate transphosphorylate triphosphorylate
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