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phosphatidylcholine

phosphatidylcholine noun: the phospholipid phosphatidyl choline.

Noun

phosphatidylcholine (plural phosphatidylcholines)

  1. The phospholipid phosphatidyl choline
    Synonyms:
    lecithin

Synonyms of phosphatidylcholine

Forms of phosphatidylcholine

pluralphosphatidylcholines

Origin of phosphatidylcholine

From phosphatidyl + choline.

Words formed from phosphatidylcholine

Questions about phosphatidylcholine

What does phosphatidylcholine mean?
Phosphatidylcholine means the phospholipid phosphatidyl choline.
What part of speech is phosphatidylcholine?
Phosphatidylcholine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphatidylcholine?
The plural of phosphatidylcholine is phosphatidylcholines.

Words near phosphatidylcholine in the dictionary

  1. phosphatide
  2. phosphatides
  3. phosphatidic
  4. phosphatidic acid
  5. phosphatidyl
  6. phosphatidylcholine
  7. phosphatidylcholines
  8. phosphatidylethanolamide
  9. phosphatidylethanolamides
  10. phosphatidylethanolamine
  11. phosphatidylethanolamines

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