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acylphosphate

acylphosphate noun: any acyl formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from phosphoric acid.

Noun

acylphosphate (plural acylphosphates)

  1. Any acyl formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from phosphoric acid.

Forms of acylphosphate

pluralacylphosphates

Origin of acylphosphate

From acyl + phosphate.

Words formed from acylphosphate

Questions about acylphosphate

What does acylphosphate mean?
Acylphosphate means any acyl formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from phosphoric acid.
What part of speech is acylphosphate?
Acylphosphate is a noun.
What is the plural of acylphosphate?
The plural of acylphosphate is acylphosphates.

Words near acylphosphate in the dictionary

  1. acylphenols
  2. acylphloroglucinol
  3. acylphloroglucinols
  4. acylphosphatase
  5. acylphosphatases
  6. acylphosphate
  7. acylphosphates
  8. acylphosphatidylethanolamine
  9. acylphosphatidylethanolamines
  10. acylphosphine
  11. acylphosphines

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