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photophosphorylation
[foh-tuh-fos-fer-uh-ley-shuhn]
noun
Biochemistry.
phosphorylation that utilizes light as a source of energy, as in the formation of ATP from ADP and phosphorus during photosynthesis.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photophosphorylation1
1955–60; photo- + phosphorylation ( def. )
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