phosphodeficient

adjective

Having fewer than normal phosphorylation sites

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Meanings

adjectivephosphodeficient (comparative more phosphodeficient, superlative most phosphodeficient)

comparative more phosphodeficient · superlative most phosphodeficient

  1. Having fewer than normal phosphorylation sites

    Analyses of double phosphodeficient mutants (Table 1 ) proved that the availability of even one out of three phosphorylation sites is sufficient for the feedback monomerization to occur.

    2015 October 15, “Inhibition of Receptor Dimerization as a Novel Negative Feedback Mechanism of EGFR Signaling”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From phospho- + deficient.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with phosphodeficient

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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