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palmitoylcarnitine

palmitoylcarnitine noun: an ester derivative of carnitine involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.

Noun

palmitoylcarnitine (uncountable)

  1. An ester derivative of carnitine involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.

Origin of palmitoylcarnitine

From palmitoyl + carnitine.

Questions about palmitoylcarnitine

What does palmitoylcarnitine mean?
Palmitoylcarnitine means an ester derivative of carnitine involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.
What part of speech is palmitoylcarnitine?
Palmitoylcarnitine is a noun.

Words near palmitoylcarnitine in the dictionary

  1. palmitoylated
  2. palmitoylates
  3. palmitoylating
  4. palmitoylation
  5. palmitoylations
  6. palmitoylcarnitine
  7. palmitoylethanolamide
  8. palmitoylome
  9. palmitoylomes
  10. palmitoyls
  11. palmitoyltransferase

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