phosphoinhibition

noun

inhibition of a biochemical process by means of phosphorylation

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Meanings

nounphosphoinhibition (countable and uncountable, plural phosphoinhibitions)

plural phosphoinhibitions

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryinhibition of a biochemical process by means of phosphorylation

Origin

From phospho- + inhibition.

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APA

phosphoinhibition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoinhibition

MLA

“phosphoinhibition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoinhibition. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoinhibition,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoinhibition.

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