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phosphorylated

phosphorylated is the simple past and past participle of phosphorylate.

Meaning of phosphorylate

Verb

phosphorylate (third-person singular simple present phosphorylates, present participle phosphorylating, simple past and past participle phosphorylated)

  1. (transitive) To cause phosphorylation.
    • The protein made by the viral src gene was so potent and hyperactive that it phosphorylated anything and everything around it.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 359
  2. (intransitive) To undergo phosphorylation.

Adjective

phosphorylated (comparative more phosphorylated, superlative most phosphorylated)

  1. reacted or combined with phosphoric acid

Forms of phosphorylated

comparativemore phosphorylated
superlativemost phosphorylated

Words formed from phosphorylated

Phrases with phosphorylated

Questions about phosphorylated

What does phosphorylated mean?
Phosphorylated means reacted or combined with phosphoric acid.
What is phosphorylated the simple past and past participle of?
Phosphorylated is the simple past and past participle of phosphorylate.
What part of speech is phosphorylated?
Phosphorylated is an adjective.

Words near phosphorylated in the dictionary

  1. phosphorylable
  2. phosphorylase
  3. phosphorylases
  4. phosphorylatable
  5. phosphorylate
  6. phosphorylated
  7. phosphorylated adenosine
  8. phosphorylated adenosines
  9. phosphorylates
  10. phosphorylating
  11. phosphorylation

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