Etymology

dephosphorylation

Today it means: The removal of phosphate groups from a compound, especially from a biological compound Full definition →

English phosphorylation ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishphosphor
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishphosphoryl
  11. Englishphosphorylation
  12. English todaydephosphorylation

From de- + phosphorylation.

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