n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ fäs-fo ̇ r- ə - ' l ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1931
: the process of removing phosphate groups from an organic compound (as ATP) by hydrolysis also : the resulting state
– de · phos · phor · y · late \ ( ˌ )d ē -fäs- ' fo ̇ r- ə - ˌ l ā t \ transitive verb