p 3 h 4 o 1 s 1 p 3 h 4 o 1 c 3 r 1 e 1 a 1 t 1 i 1 n 1 e 1
15 letters · 27 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English creatine English phosphocreatine From phospho- + creatine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- hipparchs 21
- apostrophic 20
- phenocopies 20