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pyrophosphorolysis

pyrophosphorolysis noun: the lysis of the bonds between the phosphate moieties of a pyrophosphate.

Noun

pyrophosphorolysis (uncountable)

  1. The lysis of the bonds between the phosphate moieties of a pyrophosphate.

Origin of pyrophosphorolysis

From pyro- + phospho- + -lysis.

Questions about pyrophosphorolysis

What does pyrophosphorolysis mean?
Pyrophosphorolysis means the lysis of the bonds between the phosphate moieties of a pyrophosphate.
What part of speech is pyrophosphorolysis?
Pyrophosphorolysis is a noun.

Words near pyrophosphorolysis in the dictionary

  1. pyrophosphokinases
  2. pyrophosphoramide
  3. pyrophosphoramides
  4. pyrophosphoric
  5. pyrophosphoric acid
  6. pyrophosphorolysis
  7. pyrophosphorolytic
  8. pyrophosphoryl
  9. pyrophosphorylase
  10. pyrophosphorylases
  11. pyrophosphorylate

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