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dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

/ˌdaɪˌmaɪrɪˌstoʊɪl ˌfɒsfeɪˌtɪdɪlˈkoʊliːn/

dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine noun: a lab-made phospholipid that forms stable lipid bilayers and is commonly used to build model cell membranes and liposomes for research.

dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine: a lab-made phospholipid that forms stable lipid bilayers and is commonly used to build model cell...
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Noun

dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine (uncountable, abbreviation DMPC)

  1. A lab-made phospholipid that forms stable lipid bilayers and is commonly used to build model cell membranes and liposomes for research.

Forms of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

abbreviationDMPC

Origin of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

From dimyristoyl + phosphatidylcholine

Questions about dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine

What does dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine mean?
Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine means a lab-made phospholipid that forms stable lipid bilayers and is commonly used to build model cell membranes and liposomes for research.
What part of speech is dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine?
Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine is a noun.
How do you pronounce dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine?
Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine is pronounced /ˌdaɪˌmaɪrɪˌstoʊɪl ˌfɒsfeɪˌtɪdɪlˈkoʊliːn/.

Words near dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine in the dictionary

  1. dimycolate
  2. dimycolates
  3. dimyid
  4. dimyids
  5. dimyristoyl
  6. dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
  7. dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine
  8. dimyristyl
  9. dimyrystoylphosphatidylcholine
  10. Dimăcheni
  11. din

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