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Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
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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*bʰrewHg-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
- Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
- Proto-Italic*frūjōr
- Latinfruor
- Latinfrūctus
- Englishfructo-
- Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
- Ancient Greekκινέω (kinéō)
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishkinase
- Englishfructokinase
- Englishphosphofructokinase
From phospho- + fructokinase.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 磷酸果糖激酶
- 磷酸果糖激酶 (línsuān guǒtáng jīméi)enzyme
Finnish fosfofruktokinaasi
- fosfofruktokinaasienzyme
German Phosphofructokinase
- Phosphofructokinaseenzyme
Italian fosfofruttochinasi
- fosfofruttochinasienzyme
Spanish fosfofructoquinasa
- fosfofructoquinasaenzyme
Vietnamese photphofructokinaza
- photphofructokinazaenzyme
Cite this entry
APA
phosphofructokinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphofructokinase
MLA
“phosphofructokinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphofructokinase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphofructokinase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphofructokinase.
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