glycerophosphoric etymology

English word glycerophosphoric comes from English glycero- ((organic chemistry) Derived from glycerol.), English phosphoric

Detailed word origin of glycerophosphoric

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
glycero- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Derived from glycerol.
phosphoric English (eng) (chemistry) Of a compound, containing phosphorus in a higher oxidation number than phosphorous compounds, especially with one of 5.. (chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphorus.. Resembling phosphorus.
glycerophosphoric English (eng) Of or pertaining to glycerophosphoric acid or its derivatives.

Words with the same origin as glycerophosphoric

Descendants of glycero-
galactoglycerolipid glyceroglycolipid glyceroketone glycerolipid glyceroneogenesis glycerophosphoglucose glycerophospholipid glycerophosphoric acid glycerophosphorylation glycerophosphorylcholine glycoglycerolipid