phosphorelay

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noun

The multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction

OriginEnglish relay ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
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Meanings

nounphosphorelay (plural phosphorelays)

plural phosphorelays

  1. biologyThe multi-stage process, involving the movement of phosphoryl groups by histidine kinases, of bacterial signal transduction

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Englishrelay
  11. Englishphosphorelay

From phospho- + relay.

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Translations

Finnish fosforinsiirto
  • fosforinsiirtophosphorus based signal transduction method
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APA

phosphorelay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorelay

MLA

“phosphorelay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorelay. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphorelay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorelay.

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