sulfotransferase

noun

Any transferase enzyme that catalyses the transfer of sulfate groups

OriginEnglish transferase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounsulfotransferase (plural sulfotransferases)

plural sulfotransferases

  1. biochemistryAny transferase enzyme that catalyses the transfer of sulfate groups

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  10. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  12. Proto-Italic*trāns
  13. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  14. Latintrāns-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  17. Proto-Italic*ferō
  18. Latinferō
  19. Latintrānsferō
  20. Englishtransfer
  21. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  22. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  23. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  24. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  25. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  26. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  27. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  28. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  29. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  30. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  31. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  32. Englishdiastase
  33. Englishtransferase
  34. Englishsulfotransferase

From sulfo- + transferase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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