phosphoprotein

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noun

any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid

OriginEnglish protein ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounphosphoprotein (plural phosphoproteins)

plural phosphoproteins

  1. biochemistryany protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Englishphosphorus
  13. Englishphospho-
  14. Englishprotein
  15. Englishphosphoprotein

From phospho- + protein.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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