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phosphosignal

phosphosignal noun: an intercellular signal mediated by a sphingosine-phosphate.

Noun

phosphosignal (plural phosphosignals)

  1. An intercellular signal mediated by a sphingosine-phosphate

Verb

phosphosignal (third-person singular simple present phosphosignals, present participle (US) phosphosignaling or (UK) phosphosignalling, simple past and past participle (US) phosphosignaled or (UK) phosphosignalled)

  1. To make such a signal

Forms of phosphosignal

Noun
pluralphosphosignals
Verb
third-person singular presentphosphosignals
present participle USphosphosignaling
present participle UKphosphosignalling
past participle USphosphosignaled
past USphosphosignaled
past participle UKphosphosignalled
past UKphosphosignalled

Origin of phosphosignal

From phospho- + signal.

Questions about phosphosignal

What does phosphosignal mean?
Phosphosignal means an intercellular signal mediated by a sphingosine-phosphate.
What part of speech is phosphosignal?
Phosphosignal can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of phosphosignal?
The plural of phosphosignal is phosphosignals.

Words near phosphosignal in the dictionary

  1. phosphoserines
  2. phosphoshift
  3. phosphoshifts
  4. phosphosiderite
  5. phosphosiderites
  6. phosphosignal
  7. phosphosignaling
  8. phosphosignals
  9. phosphosilent
  10. phosphosilicate
  11. phosphosilicates

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