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glycerophospholipid

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glycerophospholipid noun: any phospholipid based on glycerol.

Noun

glycerophospholipid (plural glycerophospholipids)

  1. Any phospholipid based on glycerol.

Forms of glycerophospholipid

pluralglycerophospholipids
alternative formglycerolphospholipid

Origin of glycerophospholipid

From glycero- + phospho- + lipid.

Words formed from glycerophospholipid

Questions about glycerophospholipid

What does glycerophospholipid mean?
Glycerophospholipid means any phospholipid based on glycerol.
What part of speech is glycerophospholipid?
Glycerophospholipid is a noun.
What is the plural of glycerophospholipid?
The plural of glycerophospholipid is glycerophospholipids.

Words near glycerophospholipid in the dictionary

  1. glycerophosphoglucose
  2. glycerophosphoglycerol
  3. glycerophosphoglycerols
  4. glycerophosphoinositol
  5. glycerophosphoinositols
  6. glycerophospholipid
  7. glycerophospholipids
  8. glycerophosphonoethanolamine
  9. glycerophosphonoethanolamines
  10. glycerophosphoric
  11. glycerophosphoric acid

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