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plasmalogen

/plæzˈmæl.ə.d͡ʒən/

plasmalogen noun: any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage).

Noun

plasmalogen (plural plasmalogens)

  1. Any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage)

Forms of plasmalogen

pluralplasmalogens

Words formed from plasmalogen

Questions about plasmalogen

What does plasmalogen mean?
Plasmalogen means any of a class of phospholipids, found in cell membranes, in which one of the fatty acids is replaced by an aldehyde (connected to the glycerol with an unsaturated ether linkage).
What part of speech is plasmalogen?
Plasmalogen is a noun.
How do you pronounce plasmalogen?
Plasmalogen is pronounced /plæzˈmæl.ə.d͡ʒən/.
What is the plural of plasmalogen?
The plural of plasmalogen is plasmalogens.

Words near plasmalogen in the dictionary

  1. plasmalemmal
  2. plasmalemmas
  3. plasmalemmata
  4. plasmaless
  5. plasmalike
  6. plasmalogen
  7. plasmalogenic
  8. plasmalogens
  9. plasmals
  10. plasmamembrane
  11. plasmamembranes

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