photophosphorylation

noun

photosynthetic phosphorylation

OriginEnglish phosphorylation ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? →
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Meanings

nounphotophosphorylation (countable and uncountable, plural photophosphorylations)

plural photophosphorylations

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryphotosynthetic phosphorylation

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 Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishphosphor
  9. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  11. Englishphosphoryl
  12. Englishphosphorylation
  13. Englishphotophosphorylation

From photo- + phosphorylation.

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Translations

French photophosphorylation
  • photophosphorylationphotosynthetic phosphorylation
Irish fótafosfairiliú
  • fótafosfairiliúphotosynthetic phosphorylation
Spanish fotofosforilación
  • fotofosforilaciónphotosynthetic phosphorylation
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APA

photophosphorylation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophosphorylation

MLA

“photophosphorylation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophosphorylation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photophosphorylation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photophosphorylation.

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