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phosphoglycolate

phosphoglycolate noun: the anion PO₃-O-CH₂CO₂³⁻ that inhibits photosynthesis.

Noun

phosphoglycolate (plural phosphoglycolates)

  1. The anion PO₃-O-CH₂CO₂³⁻ that inhibits photosynthesis.

Forms of phosphoglycolate

pluralphosphoglycolates

Origin of phosphoglycolate

From phospho- + glycolate.

Questions about phosphoglycolate

What does phosphoglycolate mean?
Phosphoglycolate means the anion PO₃-O-CH₂CO₂³⁻ that inhibits photosynthesis.
What part of speech is phosphoglycolate?
Phosphoglycolate is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoglycolate?
The plural of phosphoglycolate is phosphoglycolates.

Words near phosphoglycolate in the dictionary

  1. phosphoglycerols
  2. phosphoglyceromutase
  3. phosphoglyceromutases
  4. phosphoglycerylated
  5. phosphoglycerylation
  6. phosphoglycolate
  7. phosphoglycolates
  8. phosphoglycolipid
  9. phosphoglycolipids
  10. phosphoglycoprotein
  11. phosphoglycoproteins

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