Meanings
nounphosphoactivation (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistryactivation by means of a phosphate
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorus
- Englishphospho-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvu
- Old Frenchactif
- Middle Englishactyf
- Englishactive
- Englishactivate
- Englishactivation
- Englishphosphoactivation
From phospho- + activation.
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APA
phosphoactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoactivation
MLA
“phosphoactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoactivation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoactivation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoactivation.
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