monophosphaten.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈfɒsfeɪt/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈfɑsˌfeɪt/ Chemistry.
A compound containing one phosphate group.
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1867 C. W. Eliot & F. H. Storer Man. Inorg. Chem. xvi. 211 There remains monophosphate of calcium.
1911 Science 1 Sept. 285/1 It was found that the monosulphate..of hydrazine readily ammonolyzed..but that the monophosphate and the diphosphate did not ammonolyze.
1945 S. Brody Bioenergetics & Growth x. 250 A calcium hexose monophosphate is the important intermediary in..calcium homeostasy.
1992 Sci. Amer. May 30/1 Researchers..proved EDRF stimulates the formation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP), a so-called second messenger for neurotransmitters and hormones.
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