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phosphatide

/ˈfɒsfətaɪd/

phosphatide noun: a phospholipid.

Noun

phosphatide (plural phosphatides)

  1. a phospholipid

Forms of phosphatide

pluralphosphatides

Origin of phosphatide

From phosphate + -ide.

Words formed from phosphatide

Questions about phosphatide

What does phosphatide mean?
Phosphatide means a phospholipid.
What part of speech is phosphatide?
Phosphatide is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphatide?
Phosphatide is pronounced /ˈfɒsfətaɪd/.
What is the plural of phosphatide?
The plural of phosphatide is phosphatides.

Words near phosphatide in the dictionary

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

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