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oxidative phosphorylation

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

aerobic phosphorylation of cellular nutrients to release energy and reform ATP

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning 2

an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: organic process, biological process

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3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 氧化磷酸化 (yǎnghuà línsuānhuà) — aerobic phosphorylation of cellular nutrients
  • Indonesian: fosforilasi oksidatif — aerobic phosphorylation of cellular nutrients
  • Malay: pemfosforilan oksidaan — aerobic phosphorylation of cellular nutrients