dephosphonylate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ phosphonylate.

Verb

dephosphonylate (third-person singular simple present dephosphonylates, present participle dephosphonylating, simple past and past participle dephosphonylated)

  1. (organic chemistry) To remove a phosphonyl group from.
  2. Misspelling of dephosphorylate.