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glycerophosphoric acid

glycerophosphoric acid noun: either of two isomeric acids that are esters of glycerol and phosphoric acid; their derivatives are the phospholipids.

Noun

glycerophosphoric acid (plural glycerophosphoric acids)

  1. Either of two isomeric acids that are esters of glycerol and phosphoric acid; their derivatives are the phospholipids

Forms of glycerophosphoric acid

pluralglycerophosphoric acids

Origin of glycerophosphoric acid

From glycero- + phosphoric acid.

Questions about glycerophosphoric acid

What does glycerophosphoric acid mean?
Glycerophosphoric acid means either of two isomeric acids that are esters of glycerol and phosphoric acid; their derivatives are the phospholipids.
What part of speech is glycerophosphoric acid?
Glycerophosphoric acid is a noun.
What is the plural of glycerophosphoric acid?
The plural of glycerophosphoric acid is glycerophosphoric acids.

Words near glycerophosphoric acid in the dictionary

  1. glycerophospholipid
  2. glycerophospholipids
  3. glycerophosphonoethanolamine
  4. glycerophosphonoethanolamines
  5. glycerophosphoric
  6. glycerophosphoric acid
  7. glycerophosphoric acids
  8. glycerophosphoryl
  9. glycerophosphorylate
  10. glycerophosphorylated
  11. glycerophosphorylation

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