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glycosylphosphatidyl

glycosylphosphatidyl noun: any of many radicals derived from glycolipids.

Noun

glycosylphosphatidyl (uncountable)

  1. Any of many radicals derived from glycolipids
    Synonyms:
    glycophosphatidyl

Synonyms of glycosylphosphatidyl

  • glycophosphatidyl

Origin of glycosylphosphatidyl

From glycosyl + phosphatidyl.

Questions about glycosylphosphatidyl

What does glycosylphosphatidyl mean?
Glycosylphosphatidyl means any of many radicals derived from glycolipids.
What part of speech is glycosylphosphatidyl?
Glycosylphosphatidyl is a noun.

Words near glycosylphosphatidyl in the dictionary

  1. glycosylic
  2. glycosylinositol
  3. glycosylinositols
  4. glycosyllipid
  5. glycosyllipids
  6. glycosylphosphatidyl
  7. glycosylphosphatidylinositol
  8. glycosylphosphatidylinositols
  9. glycosylphosphatydilinositol
  10. glycosyls
  11. glycosylsphingolipid

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