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phosphocholine

phosphocholine noun: the choline ester of phosphoric acid.

Noun

phosphocholine (plural phosphocholines)

  1. The choline ester of phosphoric acid
  2. (broadly) The fatty acid esters of this compound; lecithin

Forms of phosphocholine

pluralphosphocholines

Origin of phosphocholine

From phospho- + choline.

Questions about phosphocholine

What does phosphocholine mean?
Phosphocholine means the choline ester of phosphoric acid.
What part of speech is phosphocholine?
Phosphocholine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphocholine?
The plural of phosphocholine is phosphocholines.

Words near phosphocholine in the dictionary

  1. phosphocellulose
  2. phosphocelluloses
  3. phosphoceramide
  4. phosphoceramides
  5. phosphocholination
  6. phosphocholine
  7. phosphocholines
  8. phosphocitrate
  9. phosphocitrates
  10. phosphocitric acid
  11. phosphocline

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