Meanings
nounphosphorylation (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorylations)
plural phosphorylations
- countableuncountablebiochemistrythe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes.
Src worked by unleashing an indiscriminate volley of phosphorylation—throwing “on” dozens of molecular switches.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 359
Origin
- Englishphosphor
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishphosphoryl
- Englishphosphorylation
From phosphoryl + -ation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic فسفرَة
- فسفرَةthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Catalan fosforilació
- fosforilacióthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Chinese Mandarin 磷酸化
- 磷酸化 (línsuānhuà)the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Czech fosforylace
- fosforylacethe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Dutch fosforylering
- fosforyleringthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Estonian fosforüülimine
- fosforüüliminethe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Finnish fosforylaatio
- fosforylaatiothe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
French phosphorylation
- phosphorylationthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
German Phosphorylierung
- Phosphorylierungthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Greek φωσφορυλίωση
- φωσφορυλίωση (fosforylíosi)the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Hebrew זירחון
- זירחוןthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Indonesian fosforilasi
- fosforilasithe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Irish fosfairiliú, fosfairiliúchán
- fosfairiliúthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
- fosfairiliúchánthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Italian fosforilazione
- fosforilazionethe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Japanese 燐酸化
- 燐酸化 (rinsanka)the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Malay pemfosforilan
- pemfosforilanthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Persian فسفرگیری
- فسفرگیریthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Polish fosforylacja
- fosforylacjathe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Portuguese fosforilação
- fosforilaçãothe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Russian фосфорили́рование
- фосфорили́рование (fosforilírovanije)the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Spanish fosforilación
- fosforilaciónthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Swedish fosforylering
- fosforyleringthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Thai ปฏิกิริยาฟอสโฟรีเลชั่น
- ปฏิกิริยาฟอสโฟรีเลชั่น (bpàdtìgìríyaa fôtforeelaychân)the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Turkish fosforilasyonu
- fosforilasyonuthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Ukrainian фосфорилювання
- фосфорилювання (fosforyljuvannja)the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Urdu فاسفوریت
- فاسفوریتthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Vietnamese photphat hoá
- photphat hoáthe process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor
Cite this entry
APA
phosphorylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorylation
MLA
“phosphorylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorylation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphorylation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphorylation.
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