phosphorolysis

noun

phos·​pho·​rol·​y·​sis ˌfäs-fə-ˈrä-lə-səs 

: a reversible reaction analogous to hydrolysis in which phosphoric acid functions in a manner similar to that of water with the formation of a phosphate (such as glucose-1-phosphate in the breakdown of liver glycogen)

phosphorolytic

ˌfäs-fə-rō-ˈli-tik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

phosphorolysis

noun

phos·​pho·​rol·​y·​sis ˌfäs-fə-ˈräl-ə-səs 

plural phosphorolyses -ˌsēz 

: a reversible reaction analogous to hydrolysis in which phosphoric acid functions in a manner similar to that of water with the formation of a phosphate (as glucose-1-phosphate in the breakdown of liver glycogen)

phosphorolytic

-rō-ˈlit-ik 

adjective