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phosphorylation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
phos-pho-ry-la-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphoryl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English phosphorylation From phosphoryl + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phosphorylations (plural)

Derived Forms

autophosphorylation biphosphorylation cyanophosphorylation dephosphorylation diphosphorylation ectophosphorylation glycerophosphorylation hyperphosphorylation hypophosphorylation monophosphorylation nonphosphorylation overphosphorylation

Phrases

oxidative phosphorylation protein phosphorylation

Frequently Paired Words

ATP ADP phosphylation

Questions

What does phosphorylation mean?
the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.
Where does phosphorylation come from?
Etymology tree English phosphor Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphoryl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English phosphorylation From phosphoryl + -ation.

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