ˌfäsfəˈräləsə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from phosphor- + -lysis
: a reversible reaction analogous to hydrolysis in which phosphoric acid functions in a manner similar to that of water with the formation of a phosphate ; especially : the reaction of a glycoside (as sucrose, starch, or glycogen) with phosphate in the presence of a phophorylase to yield a phosphate of a monosaccharide (as glucose) — compare phosphorylation
• phos·pho·ro·lyt·ic |fäsfərō|lid.ik adjective