Dictionary.com

phosphocreatine

[ fos-foh-kree-uh-teen, -tin ]
/ ˌfɒs foʊˈkri əˌtin, -tɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a compound, C4H10O5N3P, found chiefly in muscle, formed by the enzymatic interaction of an organic phosphate and creatine, the breakdown of which provides energy for muscle contraction.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Also called creatine phosphate.

Origin of phosphocreatine

First recorded in 1925–30; phospho- + creatine

Words nearby phosphocreatine

phosphite, phospho-, phosphoamidase, phosphoamide, phosphocholine, phosphocreatine, phosphodiesterase, phosphodiesterase inhibitor, phosphodiester bond, phosphoenolpyruvic acid, phosphoglyceride
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for phosphocreatine

phosphocreatine

phosphocreatin

/ (ˌfɒsfəˈkriːəˌtiːn) /

noun

a compound of phosphoric acid and creatine found in vertebrate muscle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for phosphocreatine

phosphocreatine
[ fŏs′fō-krē′ə-tēn′ ]

n.

An organic compound found in muscle tissue and capable of storing and providing energy for muscular contraction.creatine phosphate
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.