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rephosphorylate

rephosphorylate verb: to phosphorylate a compound, such as a protein, which has previously been dephosphorylated.

Verb

rephosphorylate (third-person singular simple present rephosphorylates, present participle rephosphorylating, simple past and past participle rephosphorylated)

  1. To phosphorylate a compound, such as a protein, which has previously been dephosphorylated

Forms of rephosphorylate

third-person singular presentrephosphorylates
present participlerephosphorylating
past participlerephosphorylated
pastrephosphorylated

Origin of rephosphorylate

From re- + phosphorylate.

Questions about rephosphorylate

What does rephosphorylate mean?
Rephosphorylate means to phosphorylate a compound, such as a protein, which has previously been dephosphorylated.
What part of speech is rephosphorylate?
Rephosphorylate is a verb.
What is the past tense of rephosphorylate?
The past tense of rephosphorylate is rephosphorylated.

Words near rephosphorylate in the dictionary

  1. rephonologization
  2. rephosphorize
  3. rephosphorized
  4. rephosphorizes
  5. rephosphorizing
  6. rephosphorylate
  7. rephosphorylated
  8. rephosphorylates
  9. rephosphorylating
  10. rephosphorylation
  11. rephosphorylations

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