phosphorolysis
/ˌfɒsfəˈrɒlɪsɪs/Biochemistry
noun
A hydrolytic reaction in which a chemical bond is broken and an inorganic phosphate group is attached to one of the atoms previously linked.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Enzymologia. From phosphoro- + -lysis.
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