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dephosphorylation.

The removal of phosphate groups from a compound, especially from a biological compound

17 characters6 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The removal of phosphate groups from a compound, especially from a biological compound

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 English dephosphorylation From de- + phosphorylation.

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