phosphorolysis
noun
phos·pho·rol·y·sis
ˌfäs-fə-ˈrä-lə-səs 
: 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 (such as glucose-1-phosphate in the breakdown of liver glycogen)
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phosphorolysis
noun
phos·pho·rol·y·sis
ˌfäs-fə-ˈräl-ə-səs
plural phosphorolyses
-ˌsēz
: 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)
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