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phosphatidylethanolamine

phosphatidylethanolamine noun: any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.

Noun

phosphatidylethanolamine (plural phosphatidylethanolamines)

  1. Any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.
    Synonyms:
    cephalin

Synonyms of phosphatidylethanolamine

Forms of phosphatidylethanolamine

pluralphosphatidylethanolamines

Origin of phosphatidylethanolamine

From phosphatidyl + ethanolamine.

Words formed from phosphatidylethanolamine

Questions about phosphatidylethanolamine

What does phosphatidylethanolamine mean?
Phosphatidylethanolamine means any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.
What part of speech is phosphatidylethanolamine?
Phosphatidylethanolamine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphatidylethanolamine?
The plural of phosphatidylethanolamine is phosphatidylethanolamines.

Words near phosphatidylethanolamine in the dictionary

  1. phosphatidyl
  2. phosphatidylcholine
  3. phosphatidylcholines
  4. phosphatidylethanolamide
  5. phosphatidylethanolamides
  6. phosphatidylethanolamine
  7. phosphatidylethanolamines
  8. phosphatidylglucose
  9. phosphatidylglyceride
  10. phosphatidylglycerides
  11. phosphatidylglycerol

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