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Where does “phosphorylate” come from?

Phosphorylate derives from English phosphoryl, from English phosphor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós, a verbal adjective suffix forming past participles and agent nouns.

phosphorylate (English): to cause phosphorylation; to undergo...

Definitions

  1. to cause phosphorylation; to undergo...

Ancestry of “phosphorylate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
3Anglo-Norman-cie—
4Latin-tiaoffice, rank
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “phosphorylate”

  • unphosphorylated
  • dephosphorylate
  • phosphorylatable
  • autophosphorylate
  • rephosphorylation
  • transphosphorylate
  • rephosphorylate
  • hyperphosphorylate
  • autodephosphorylate
  • triphosphorylate
  • monophosphorylate
  • prephosphorylate
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