n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fäs- ˌ fo ̇ r- ə - ' l ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1925
: the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound either by reaction with inorganic phosphate or by transfer of phosphate from another organic phosphate especially : the enzymatic conversion of carbohydrates into their phosphoric esters in metabolic processes