English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 316 of 931
A layer in a body of water in which the phosphate concentration changes rapidly with depth
A phosphorylated derivative of creatine that is used in muscles to store chemical energy
any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate
Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids.
A hexagonal-dihexagonal pyramidal blue mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and phosphorus.
An important intermediate in glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, having the chemical formula C₃H₅O₆P
The phosphate of the enol form of pyruvic acid; it is involved in glycolysis
enrichment of phosphopeptides or phosphoproteins, typically as part of phosphoproteomics
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, and potassium.
Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of fructose phosphates
An enzyme that converts glucose-1-phosphate to the isomeric glucose-6-phosphate
A triclinic-pinacoidal bright green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, and phosphorus.
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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 316. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.
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