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phosphodiester

phosphodiester noun: any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate.

Noun

phosphodiester (plural phosphodiesters)

  1. any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate
  2. any phospholipid, such as lecithin, that has two ester groups

Forms of phosphodiester

pluralphosphodiesters

Origin of phosphodiester

From phospho- + diester.

Words formed from phosphodiester

Questions about phosphodiester

What does phosphodiester mean?
Phosphodiester means any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate.
What part of speech is phosphodiester?
Phosphodiester is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphodiester?
The plural of phosphodiester is phosphodiesters.

Words near phosphodiester in the dictionary

  1. phosphodehydrogenases
  2. phosphodeoxyribomutase
  3. phosphodependent
  4. phosphodestruction
  5. phosphodestructions
  6. phosphodiester
  7. phosphodiesterase
  8. phosphodiesterases
  9. phosphodiesters
  10. phosphodimer
  11. phosphodimers

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