phosphotransfer

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noun

A transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules

“a phosphotransfer reaction”

OriginEnglish transfer ← Latin trānsferō ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
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Meanings

nounphosphotransfer (plural phosphotransfers)

plural phosphotransfers

  1. biochemistryA transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules

    a phosphotransfer reaction

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. Latintrānsferō
  11. Englishtransfer
  12. Englishphosphotransfer

From phospho- + transfer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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