Meanings
nounphosphoinactivation (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistryinactivation by means of phosphorylation
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*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
- Latināctīvus
- Latinināctīvu
- Frenchinactif
- Englishinactive
- Englishinactivation
- Englishphosphoinactivation
From phospho- + inactivation.
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APA
phosphoinactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoinactivation
MLA
“phosphoinactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoinactivation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoinactivation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoinactivation.
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