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phosphorelay

phosphorelay noun: the multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction.

Noun

phosphorelay (plural phosphorelays)

  1. The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction

Forms of phosphorelay

pluralphosphorelays

Origin of phosphorelay

From phospho- + relay.

Questions about phosphorelay

What does phosphorelay mean?
Phosphorelay means the multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction.
What part of speech is phosphorelay?
Phosphorelay is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorelay?
The plural of phosphorelay is phosphorelays.

Words near phosphorelay in the dictionary

  1. phosphoregulated
  2. phosphoregulation
  3. phosphoregulator
  4. phosphoregulators
  5. phosphoregulatory
  6. phosphorelay
  7. phosphorelays
  8. phosphorely
  9. phosphoremia
  10. phosphorene
  11. phosphorent

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