ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: phosphoryl + -ation
: the process of phosphorylating 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 (as of glucose to glucose 6-phosphate by adenosine triphosphate and the enzyme hexokinase)
it was shown that oxidative phosphorylation was the link between fermentation and respiration on the one hand, and life on the other — V.R.Potter
— compare phosphorolysis , transphosphorylation