Etymology

monophosphorylated

Today it means: phosphorylated with a single unit of phosphoric acid Full definition →

English phosphorylated ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishphosphorylated
  5. English todaymonophosphorylated

From mono- + phosphorylated.

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