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phosphatidylinositol

phosphatidylinositol noun: a phospholipid containing inositol.

Noun

phosphatidylinositol (plural phosphatidylinositols)

  1. a phospholipid containing inositol

Forms of phosphatidylinositol

pluralphosphatidylinositols

Origin of phosphatidylinositol

From phosphatidyl + inositol.

Words formed from phosphatidylinositol

Questions about phosphatidylinositol

What does phosphatidylinositol mean?
Phosphatidylinositol means a phospholipid containing inositol.
What part of speech is phosphatidylinositol?
Phosphatidylinositol is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphatidylinositol?
The plural of phosphatidylinositol is phosphatidylinositols.

Words near phosphatidylinositol in the dictionary

  1. phosphatidylglycerides
  2. phosphatidylglycerol
  3. phosphatidylglycerols
  4. phosphatidylinositide
  5. phosphatidylinositides
  6. phosphatidylinositol
  7. phosphatidylinositols
  8. phosphatidyls
  9. phosphatidylserine
  10. phosphatidylserines
  11. phosphatidylthreonine

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