noun
- A chemical group or radical consisting of phosphorus and oxygen, with the formula PO, commonly found in organic and inorganic compounds.
Usage: chemistry; technical
adjective
- Relating to or containing a phosphoryl group.
Usage: chemistry; technical
Examples
- The phosphoryl group is essential in ATP, the energy currency of cells.
- Phosphoryl transfer is a key mechanism in cellular signaling pathways.
- The enzyme catalyzes the phosphoryl addition to the substrate.
- Phosphoryl chloride is used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
- The phosphoryl radical plays an important role in biochemical reactions.