Meanings
nounphosphotransferase (plural phosphotransferases)
plural phosphotransferases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate group (phosphorylation)
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorus
- Englishphospho-
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrāns-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latintrānsferō
- Englishtransfer
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishtransferase
- Englishphosphotransferase
From phospho- + transferase.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
phosphotransferase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphotransferase
MLA
“phosphotransferase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphotransferase. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphotransferase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphotransferase.
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