See Also: phosphoarginine(medicine)
N-omega-phosphoarginine hydrolase(medicine)

feathery (iou) and phosphoarginine (medicine)


feathery (iou)



feathery adjective & noun. M16.
[from FEATHER noun + -Y1.]
A. adjective. Having or covered with feathers; resembling feathers in appearance or lightness; tipped or fringed (as) with feathers; stuffed with feathers. M16.
b. noun. A Golf ball stuffed with feathers. L19.
featheriness noun L17.

phosphoarginine (medicine)


phosphoarginine


A compound (in particular, a phosphagen) of l-arginine with phosphoric acid containing the phosphoamide bond; a source of energy in the contraction of muscle in invertebrates, corresponding to phosphocreatine in the muscles of vertebrates.

Compare: phosphocreatine.

Synonym: arginine phosphate.