phosphoacceptor

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noun

A site on a biological macromolecule at which phosphorylation takes place

OriginEnglish acceptor ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
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Meanings

nounphosphoacceptor (plural phosphoacceptors)

plural phosphoacceptors

  1. biochemistryA site on a biological macromolecule at which phosphorylation takes place

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Englishacceptor
  11. Englishphosphoacceptor

From phospho- + acceptor.

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APA

phosphoacceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoacceptor

MLA

“phosphoacceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoacceptor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoacceptor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoacceptor.

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