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phosphorate

UK
/ˈfɒsfəreɪt/
US
/ˈfɑsfəreɪt/

Translations

phosphoratenoun
phosphorates
pl
UK
/ˈfɒs.fə.reɪt/
US
/ˈfɑːs.fəˌreɪt/
Rare/archaic chemistry term for a phosphate (salt of phosphoric acid)
phosphorateverb
phosphorated
Past Simple
phosphorated
Past Participle
phosphorating
Gerund
UK
/ˈfɒsfəreɪt/
US
/ˈfɑsfəreɪt/
The enzyme can phosphorate the substrate to activate it.
Фермент может фосфорилировать субстрат, чтобы активировать его.

Definitions

phosphoratenoun
A salt or ester of phosphoric acid; a phosphate (archaic).
In early chemical texts, calcium phosphate was called the phosphorate of lime.
phosphorateverb
To treat or combine with phosphorus or a phosphorus compound.
The chemist aimed to phosphorate the sample to study its new properties.
To convert (a substance) into a phosphate; to phosphorylate.
Certain enzymes can phosphorate glucose during metabolism.
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