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acylphosphatidylethanolamine

acylphosphatidylethanolamine noun: any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism.

Noun

acylphosphatidylethanolamine (plural acylphosphatidylethanolamines)

  1. Any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism.

Forms of acylphosphatidylethanolamine

pluralacylphosphatidylethanolamines

Origin of acylphosphatidylethanolamine

From acyl + phosphatidylethanolamine.

Questions about acylphosphatidylethanolamine

What does acylphosphatidylethanolamine mean?
Acylphosphatidylethanolamine means any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism.
What part of speech is acylphosphatidylethanolamine?
Acylphosphatidylethanolamine is a noun.
What is the plural of acylphosphatidylethanolamine?
The plural of acylphosphatidylethanolamine is acylphosphatidylethanolamines.

Words near acylphosphatidylethanolamine in the dictionary

  1. acylphloroglucinols
  2. acylphosphatase
  3. acylphosphatases
  4. acylphosphate
  5. acylphosphates
  6. acylphosphatidylethanolamine
  7. acylphosphatidylethanolamines
  8. acylphosphine
  9. acylphosphines
  10. acylphosphonate
  11. acylphosphonates

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