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phospholipids

phospholipids is the plural of phospholipid.

Meaning of phospholipid

Noun

phospholipid (plural phospholipids)

  1. Any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes.
    • An index of the amount of phospholipids present was secured from the total phosphorus content of a third aliquot, the method employed being the colorimetric procedure devised by Whitehorn.1926, HC Eckstein, “The cholesterol and phospholipid content of the cutaneous epithelium of man”, in Journal of Biological Chemistry
    Synonyms:
    phosphatide

Questions about phospholipids

What is phospholipids the plural of?
Phospholipids is the plural of phospholipid.

Words near phospholipids in the dictionary

  1. phospholipidomes
  2. phospholipidomic
  3. phospholipidomics
  4. phospholipidoses
  5. phospholipidosis
  6. phospholipids
  7. phospholipoglycoprotein
  8. phospholipoglycoproteins
  9. phospholipoid
  10. phospholipoids
  11. phospholipolysis

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