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phosphorylation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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

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Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فسفرَة — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Catalan: fosforilació — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 磷酸化 (lín suān huà) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Czech: fosforylace — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Dutch: fosforylering — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Estonian: fosforüülimine — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Finnish: fosforylaatio — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • French: phosphorylation — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • German: Phosphorylierung — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Greek: φωσφορυλίωση (fosforylíosi) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Hebrew: זירחון — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Indonesian: fosforilasi — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Irish: fosfairiliú — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Irish: fosfairiliúchán — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Italian: fosforilazione — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Japanese: リン酸化 (rinsanka) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Japanese: 燐酸化 (rinsanka) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Malay: pemfosforilan — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Occitan: fosforilacion — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Persian: فسفرگیری — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Polish: fosforylacja — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Portuguese: fosforilação — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Russian: фосфорили́рование (fosforilírovanije) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Serbo-Croatian: fosforilacija — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Slovene: fosforilacija — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Spanish: fosforilación — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Swedish: fosforylering — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Thai: ปฏิกิริยาฟอสโฟรีเลชั่น (bpàdtìgìríyaa fôtforeelaychân) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Turkish: fosforilasyonu — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Ukrainian: фосфорилювання (fosforyljuvannja) — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Urdu: فاسفوریت — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
  • Vietnamese: photphat hoá — the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
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