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PFK

PFK is the abbreviation of phosphofructokinase.

Meaning of phosphofructokinase

Noun

phosphofructokinase (plural phosphofructokinases)

  1. Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
    Synonyms:
    PFK

Proper noun

PFK (plural PFKs)

  1. (Montreal, Quebec) Synonym of KFC (geographically restricted to restos in Quebec, when discussing this restaurant)
    Synonyms:
    KFC

Synonyms of PFK

Forms of PFK

Noun
pluralPFKs
Proper noun
pluralPFKs

Origin of PFK

Abbreviation

From French PFK. From the name of the Quebec division of KFC (“Kentucky Fried Chicken”).

Questions about PFK

What does PFK mean?
PFK means synonym of KFC (geographically restricted to restos in Quebec, when discussing this restaurant).
What is PFK the abbreviation of?
PFK is the abbreviation of phosphofructokinase.
What part of speech is PFK?
PFK is a proper noun.

Words near PFK in the dictionary

  1. Pfizer-risers
  2. Pfizered
  3. Pfizergate
  4. Pfizermectin
  5. Pfizers
  6. PFK
  7. PFL
  8. Pflasterer
  9. Pflaum
  10. Pflaums
  11. Pflederer

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: PFK (page history and authors); phosphofructokinase (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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