Word of the Day:
cephalin
What It Means
A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
Cephalin in Context
“In 1912 Howell reported the results of a study of the thromboplastic action of the tissues in which he showed that the active substance is a phosphatid having the general properties of cephalin.”
Did You Know?
From cephal- + -in.
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