phosphocreatine

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1C3R1E1A1T1I1N1E1

noun

A phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy

Similar
PCrphosphorylcreatinecreatine phosphateCPcreatine-phosphoric acidcreatine phosphoric acid
OriginEnglish creatine ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
UncommonScrabble 27
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Meanings

nounphosphocreatine (usually uncountable, plural phosphocreatines)

plural phosphocreatines

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryA phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy

    Synonyms: PCr, Pcr, phosphorylcreatine, creatine phosphate, CP, creatine-phosphoric acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy

Similar
PCrPcrphosphorylcreatinecreatine phosphateCPcreatine-phosphoric acid

More synonyms by meaning

nounan organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction

Similar
creatine phosphatecreatine phosphoric acid
Broader
organic compound
Also see
creatine phosphate

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishcreatine
  11. Englishphosphocreatine

From phospho- + creatine.

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APA

phosphocreatine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphocreatine

MLA

“phosphocreatine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphocreatine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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