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glycerophosphorylcholine

glycerophosphorylcholine noun: the glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin.

Noun

glycerophosphorylcholine (uncountable)

  1. The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin
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Origin of glycerophosphorylcholine

From glycero- + phosphorylcholine.

Questions about glycerophosphorylcholine

What does glycerophosphorylcholine mean?
Glycerophosphorylcholine means the glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin.
What part of speech is glycerophosphorylcholine?
Glycerophosphorylcholine is a noun.

Words near glycerophosphorylcholine in the dictionary

  1. glycerophosphoric acids
  2. glycerophosphoryl
  3. glycerophosphorylate
  4. glycerophosphorylated
  5. glycerophosphorylation
  6. glycerophosphorylcholine
  7. glycerophosphotransferase
  8. glycerophosphotransferases
  9. glyceroporin
  10. glyceroporins
  11. glycerose

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