phosphoactivate

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)
Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō
Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō)
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros)
Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor.
Latin phōsphorusbor.
English phosphorus
English phospho-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
▲
Ancient Greek ἐνεργητικός (energētikós)sl.
Latin āctīvuslbor.
Old French actifbor.
Middle English actyf
English active
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English activate
English phosphoactivate

    From phospho- + activate.

    Verb

    phosphoactivate (third-person singular simple present phosphoactivates, present participle phosphoactivating, simple past and past participle phosphoactivated)

    1. (biochemistry) To activate by means of a phosphate
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