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phosphatidate

/fɒsˈfætɪdeɪt/

phosphatidate noun: a monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with phosphoric acid; combines with another simple organic molecule to form a phospholipid.

Noun

phosphatidate (plural phosphatidates)

  1. A monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with phosphoric acid; combines with another simple organic molecule to form a phospholipid.

Forms of phosphatidate

pluralphosphatidates

Origin of phosphatidate

From phosphatide (“phospholipid”) + -ate.

Questions about phosphatidate

What does phosphatidate mean?
Phosphatidate means a monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with phosphoric acid; combines with another simple organic molecule to form a phospholipid.
What part of speech is phosphatidate?
Phosphatidate is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphatidate?
Phosphatidate is pronounced /fɒsˈfætɪdeɪt/.
What is the plural of phosphatidate?
The plural of phosphatidate is phosphatidates.

Words near phosphatidate in the dictionary

  1. phosphatic
  2. phosphatic diathesis
  3. phosphatically
  4. phosphatidase
  5. phosphatidases
  6. phosphatidate
  7. phosphatidates
  8. phosphatide
  9. phosphatides
  10. phosphatidic
  11. phosphatidic acid

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