Meanings
nounphosphoglycosylation (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoglycosylations)
plural phosphoglycosylations
- countableuncountablechemistryglycosylation that involves a phospholipid
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-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishglycose
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishglycosyl
- Englishglycosylation
- Englishphosphoglycosylation
From phospho- + glycosylation.
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phosphoglycosylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoglycosylation
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“phosphoglycosylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoglycosylation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoglycosylation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoglycosylation.
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