dephosphonylate

English

Etymology

de- +‎ phosphonylate

Verb

dephosphonylate (third-person singular simple present dephosphonylates, present participle dephosphonylating, simple past and past participle dephosphonylated)

1. (organic chemistry) To remove a phosphonyl group from
2. Misspelling of dephosphorylate.

Related terms

• dephosphonylation