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phosphoreceptor

phosphoreceptor noun: a receptor for phosphorylated species.

Noun

phosphoreceptor (plural phosphoreceptors)

  1. A receptor for phosphorylated species

Forms of phosphoreceptor

pluralphosphoreceptors

Origin of phosphoreceptor

From phospho- + receptor.

Questions about phosphoreceptor

What does phosphoreceptor mean?
Phosphoreceptor means a receptor for phosphorylated species.
What part of speech is phosphoreceptor?
Phosphoreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoreceptor?
The plural of phosphoreceptor is phosphoreceptors.

Words near phosphoreceptor in the dictionary

  1. phosphorations
  2. phosphore
  3. phosphoreal
  4. phosphoreceiver
  5. phosphoreceivers
  6. phosphoreceptor
  7. phosphoreceptors
  8. phosphorecognition
  9. phosphoregulate
  10. phosphoregulated
  11. phosphoregulation

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