phosphorodiamidate
A phosphate group in which two oxygens have been replaced by nitrogens.

phosphorodiamidates
plural of phosphorodiamidate

phosphorolyses
plural of phosphorolysis

phosphorolysis
Any reaction, akin to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken by the action of phosphoric acid or phosphate.

phosphoroproteomics
Misspelling of phosphoproteomics.

phosphorothiolate
The oxyanion S=P(OH)O₂²⁻

phosphorothiolates
plural of phosphorothiolate

phosphors
plural of phosphor

phosphortungsten
An alloy, especially a specialist form of steel, that contains phosphorus and tungsten

phosphorylceramide
Synonym of sphingomyelin.

phosphorylceramides
plural of phosphorylceramide

phosphorylcholine
The phosphoryl derivative of choline that combines with a diglyceride to form lecithin

phosphorylcholines
plural of phosphorylcholine

phosphorylcreatine
Phosphocreatine.

phosphorylysis
The breakdown of glucose-glucose bonds by the enzyme phosphorylase.

phosphosaccharide
The phosphosugar form of a saccharide

phosphosaccharides
plural of phosphosaccharide

phosphoscreen
A phosphor screen

phosphoscreens
plural of phosphoscreen

phosphosensitivity
sensitivity to phosphate concentration

phosphoshift
A shift in the position of a protein in Western blot analysis (or similar) upon phosphorylation

phosphoshifts
plural of phosphoshift

phosphosite
A site (on a protein etc) responsible for, or associated with, phosphorylation

phosphosites
plural of phosphosite

phosphospecies
Any phosphonated form of a biological molecule (especially a protein)

phosphosphingolipid
Any sphingolipid, such as sphingomyelin, that contains a phosphoryl grop

phosphosphingolipids
plural of phosphosphingolipid

phosphosphingomyelin
Synonym of sphingomyelin or any related phosphosphingolipid

phosphosphingomyelins
plural of phosphosphingomyelin

phosphosubstrate
Any (immunological) substrate containing phosphate

phosphosubstrates
plural of phosphosubstrate

phosphothreonine
The phosphorylated form of threonine.

phosphothreonines
plural of phosphothreonine

phosphotransfer
A transfer of phosphate groups between two molecules

phosphotransference
The transference of a phosphate group, typically by means of a phosphotransferase

phosphotransfers
plural of phosphotransfer

phosphotriesterase
aryldialkylphosphatase

phosphotriesterases
plural of phosphotriesterase

phosphotriose
A triose phosphosugar

phosphotrioses
plural of phosphotriose

phosphotungsten
phosphorus and tungsten linked together in phosphotungstates or similar ions

phosphotyrosine
A phosphorylated derivative of tyrosine that is active in signal transduction and regulation of enzymatic activity

phosphotyrosines
plural of phosphotyrosine

phosphylation
a generic term for both phosphorylation by phosphate esters and phosphonylation by phosphonate or phosphinate esters.

phosphylene
phosphanylidene

phosphylenes
plural of phosphylene

photoabsorber
Any material that absorbs light, or reduces its energy

photoabsorbers
plural of photoabsorber

photoabsorption
A situation in which all of the energy of a photon is transferred to an atom or molecule

photoacoustics
The emission of sound from a material illuminated by a modulated light source

photoactivation
The absorption of energy from a photon in raising a molecule (or chromophore) from the ground state; especially the first stage of photosynthesis in which energy is absorbed by chlorophyll

photoactivations
plural of photoactivation

photoadsorption
An increase in the adsorption of a substance at an interface in the presence of light.

photoadsorptions
plural of photoadsorption

photoalgraphy
Synonym of algraphy.

photoalignment
The light-induced alignment of certain liquid crystals

photoalignments
plural of photoalignment

photoallergen
A substance that generates an allergic response in the presence of light

photoallergens
plural of photoallergen

photoantimicrobial
An antimicrobial that is activated by the presence of light

photoantimicrobials
plural of photoantimicrobial

photoassimilate
Any compound formed by assimilation of others under the action of light; especially such carbohydrates that are formed by photosynthesis

photoassimilated
simple past and past participle of photoassimilate

photoassimilates
plural of photoassimilate

photoassociation
The association of two atoms, under the influence of laser light, to form an excited diatomic molecule.

photoassociations
plural of photoassociation

photobiliprotein
Synonym of biliprotein.

photobiliproteins
plural of photobiliprotein

photobiochemistry
biochemistry mediated by light

photobiosynthesis
biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by light

photobiotin
A photoactivatable derivative of biotin used in biochemical research

photoblocker
A substance that stops light.

photoblockers
plural of photoblocker

photocage
Any of several molecular species that can be activated by light; they are used especially in biochemistry to attach a molecule to a biologically active compound and then study its behaviour once activated.

photocages
plural of photocage

photocarotenogenesis
The biosynthesis of carotenes under the influence of light

photocarrier
A photoexcited electrical carrier in a semiconductor.

photocarriers
plural of photocarrier

photocatalysis
catalysis by a photocatalyst

photoceptor
photoreceptor

photoceptors
plural of photoceptor

photochromatography
A form of chromatography in which isotopically-labelled compounds may be separated by illumination at a wavelength that will excite any specific isotope

photochromism
The reversible transformation of the optical properties of a material when exposed to electromagnetic radiation, especially the reversible darkening of a plastic lens when exposed to sunlight.

photochromisms
plural of photochromism

photoconductance
The conductance of a material as a result of photoconductivity

photoconductances
plural of photoconductance

photoconduction
A change (normally an increase) in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation

photoconductivities
plural of photoconductivity

photoconductivity
The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.

photoconsumption
The consumption of a chemical species (typically molecular oxygen) under the influence of light

photocontrol
The control of a system using light

photocontrols
plural of photocontrol

photocrosslinker
A compound that aids photocrosslinking

photocrosslinkers
plural of photocrosslinker

photocuring
The photoinduced hardening of a monomeric, oligomeric, or polymeric substrate, normally using ultraviolet light.

photocurings
plural of photocuring

photocyclodehydrogenation
A photocatalytic cyclization and dehydrogenation for synthesizing polycyclic aromatic compounds.

photodecomposition
Any photochemical reaction that results in the decomposition of a substance

photodecompositions
plural of photodecomposition

photodeconjugation
Any photoinduced reaction of a conjugated compound leading to loss of conjugation

photodeconjugations
plural of photodeconjugation

photodegradation
Any reduction or degradation in a useful property of a material because of a chemical change as a result of absorption of light.

photodepolarizer
Any substance that initiates photodepolarization

photodepolarizers
plural of photodepolarizer

photodesorption
An increase in the desorption of a substance from an interface in the presence of light.

photodesorptions
plural of photodesorption

photodiffusion
The creation of a voltage across a conductor or semiconductor by illuminating one side of it

photodiffusions
plural of photodiffusion

photodimer
Any dimer created by photodimerization

photodimers
plural of photodimer

photodissociation
The dissociation of a molecule following the absorption of a photon

photodissociations
plural of photodissociation