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carbamoyl phosphate

carbamoyl phosphate noun: an anion, produced from bicarbonate, ammonia and phosphate, that acts as an intermediary metabolite in land animals.

Noun

carbamoyl phosphate (uncountable)

  1. An anion, produced from bicarbonate, ammonia and phosphate, that acts as an intermediary metabolite in land animals.

Forms of carbamoyl phosphate

alternative formcarbamoylphosphate

Questions about carbamoyl phosphate

What does carbamoyl phosphate mean?
Carbamoyl phosphate means an anion, produced from bicarbonate, ammonia and phosphate, that acts as an intermediary metabolite in land animals.
What part of speech is carbamoyl phosphate?
Carbamoyl phosphate is a noun.

Words near carbamoyl phosphate in the dictionary

  1. carbamorph
  2. carbamothioate
  3. carbamothioates
  4. carbamoyl
  5. carbamoyl chloride
  6. carbamoyl phosphate
  7. carbamoylamino
  8. carbamoylaminos
  9. carbamoylase
  10. carbamoylases
  11. carbamoylaspartate

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