n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fäs-f ə - ' rä-l ə -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: 1937
: 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 (as glucose-1-phosphate in the breakdown of liver glycogen)
– phos · pho · ro · lyt · ic \ -r ō - ' li-tik \ adjective