phosphorylate

[ fos-fer-uh-leyt, fos-fawr-uh-, -for- ]
/ ˈfɒs fər əˌleɪt, fɒsˈfɔr ə-, -ˈfɒr- /

verb (used with object), phos·pho·ryl·at·ed, phos·pho·ryl·at·ing. Chemistry.

to introduce the phosphoryl group into (an organic compound).

Origin of phosphorylate

First recorded in 1930–35; phosphor- + -yl + -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM phosphorylate

phos·pho·ryl·a·tion, noun

Words nearby phosphorylate

phosphorus-32, phosphoryl group, phosphorylase, phosphorylase phosphatase, phosphorylase-rupturing enzyme, phosphorylate, phosphorylation, phosphosugar, phosphotransferase, phosphotriose isomerase, phosphureted