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phosphoribosyl

phosphoribosyl noun: the univalent radical derived from phosphoribose (ribose phosphate).

Noun

phosphoribosyl (plural phosphoribosyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) the univalent radical derived from phosphoribose (ribose phosphate)

Forms of phosphoribosyl

pluralphosphoribosyls

Origin of phosphoribosyl

From phospho- + ribosyl.

Words formed from phosphoribosyl

Questions about phosphoribosyl

What does phosphoribosyl mean?
Phosphoribosyl means the univalent radical derived from phosphoribose (ribose phosphate).
What part of speech is phosphoribosyl?
Phosphoribosyl is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoribosyl?
The plural of phosphoribosyl is phosphoribosyls.

Words near phosphoribosyl in the dictionary

  1. phosphoribomutases
  2. phosphoriboprotein
  3. phosphoriboproteins
  4. phosphoribose
  5. phosphoriboses
  6. phosphoribosyl
  7. phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate
  8. phosphoribosyl-N-formylglycineamide
  9. phosphoribosyladenosine
  10. phosphoribosylamine
  11. phosphoribosylaminoimidazole

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