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phosphorylethanolamine

phosphorylethanolamine noun: an ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.

Noun

phosphorylethanolamine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorylethanolamines)

  1. An ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.

Forms of phosphorylethanolamine

pluralphosphorylethanolamines

Origin of phosphorylethanolamine

From phosphoryl + ethanolamine.

Questions about phosphorylethanolamine

What does phosphorylethanolamine mean?
Phosphorylethanolamine means an ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.
What part of speech is phosphorylethanolamine?
Phosphorylethanolamine is a noun.
What is the plural of phosphorylethanolamine?
The plural of phosphorylethanolamine is phosphorylethanolamines.

Words near phosphorylethanolamine in the dictionary

  1. phosphorylceramide
  2. phosphorylceramides
  3. phosphorylcholine
  4. phosphorylcholines
  5. phosphorylcreatine
  6. phosphorylethanolamine
  7. phosphorylethanolamines
  8. phosphorylome
  9. phosphorylomes
  10. phosphoryls
  11. phosphoryltransferase

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