Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

photophosphorylation

American  
[foh-tuh-fos-fer-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌfoʊ təˌfɒs fər əˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. phosphorylation that utilizes light as a source of energy, as in the formation of ATP from ADP and phosphorus during photosynthesis.

Etymology

Origin of photophosphorylation

1955–60; photo- + phosphorylation ( def. )

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "photophosphorylation" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com