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phosphoswitch

phosphoswitch noun: the effect that the presence or absence of phosphorylation has on the metabolism of a specific material.

Noun

phosphoswitch (plural phosphoswitches)

  1. (metabolism) The effect that the presence or absence of phosphorylation has on the metabolism of a specific material

Forms of phosphoswitch

pluralphosphoswitches

Origin of phosphoswitch

From phospho- + switch.

Questions about phosphoswitch

What does phosphoswitch mean?
Phosphoswitch means the effect that the presence or absence of phosphorylation has on the metabolism of a specific material.
What part of speech is phosphoswitch?
Phosphoswitch is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoswitch?
The plural of phosphoswitch is phosphoswitches.

Words near phosphoswitch in the dictionary

  1. phosphosulfates
  2. phosphosulfolactate
  3. phosphosulfolactates
  4. phosphosulphate
  5. phosphosulphates
  6. phosphoswitch
  7. phosphoswitches
  8. phosphosynthetic
  9. phosphotarget
  10. phosphotargets
  11. phosphotase

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