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phosphotransfer

phosphotransfer noun: a transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules.

Noun

phosphotransfer (plural phosphotransfers)

  1. A transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules
    • a phosphotransfer reaction

Forms of phosphotransfer

pluralphosphotransfers

Origin of phosphotransfer

From phospho- + transfer.

Words formed from phosphotransfer

Questions about phosphotransfer

What does phosphotransfer mean?
Phosphotransfer means a transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules.
What part of speech is phosphotransfer?
Phosphotransfer is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphotransfer?
The plural of phosphotransfer is phosphotransfers.

Words near phosphotransfer in the dictionary

  1. phosphothreonines
  2. phosphotome
  3. phosphotransacetylase
  4. phosphotransacetylases
  5. phosphotransbutyrylase
  6. phosphotransfer
  7. phosphotransferase
  8. phosphotransferases
  9. phosphotransference
  10. phosphotransfers
  11. phosphotransmitter

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