hexokinase

noun

hexo·​ki·​nase ˌhek-sə-ˈkī-ˌnās 

-ˌnāz

: any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism

Word History

Etymology

hexose + kinase

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

hexokinase

noun

hexo·​ki·​nase ˌhek-sə-ˈkī-ˌnās, -ˌnāz 

: any of a group of enzymes that accelerate the phosphorylation of hexoses (as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and ATP) in carbohydrate metabolism