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phosphoethanolamine

phosphoethanolamine noun: the ethanolamine ester of phosphoric acid.

Noun

phosphoethanolamine (plural phosphoethanolamines)

  1. The ethanolamine ester of phosphoric acid
  2. (broadly) The fatty acid ester of this compound; cephalin

Forms of phosphoethanolamine

pluralphosphoethanolamines

Origin of phosphoethanolamine

From phospho- + ethanolamine.

Questions about phosphoethanolamine

What does phosphoethanolamine mean?
Phosphoethanolamine means the ethanolamine ester of phosphoric acid.
What part of speech is phosphoethanolamine?
Phosphoethanolamine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphoethanolamine?
The plural of phosphoethanolamine is phosphoethanolamines.

Words near phosphoethanolamine in the dictionary

  1. phosphoepitopes
  2. phosphoester
  3. phosphoesterase
  4. phosphoesterases
  5. phosphoesters
  6. phosphoethanolamine
  7. phosphoethanolamines
  8. phosphoether
  9. phosphoethers
  10. phosphoferrite
  11. phosphofibrite

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