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kephaline

kephaline is the archaic form of cephalin.

Meaning of cephalin

Noun

cephalin (plural cephalins)

  1. A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
    • In 1912 Howell reported the results of a study of the thromboplastic action of the tissues in which he showed that the active substance is a phosphatid having the general properties of cephalin.1916 June, Jay McLean, “The Thromboplastic Action of Cephalin”, in American Journal of Physiology, volume 41, pages 250–257

Forms of kephaline

pluralkephalines

Questions about kephaline

What is kephaline the archaic form of?
Kephaline is the archaic form of cephalin.

Words near kephaline in the dictionary

  1. kepe
  2. kephale
  3. kephales
  4. kephalic
  5. kephalin
  6. kephaline
  7. kephalines
  8. kephalins
  9. Kephallenia
  10. kephalomancy
  11. Kephart

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