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Phospholipid

Phospholipid

See also: phospholipid

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Noun

Phospholipid n (genitive Phospholipids, plural Phospholipide)

  1. (organic chemistry) phospholipid

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phospholipid

phospholipid

See also: Phospholipid

English

Noun

phospholipid (plural phospholipids)

  1. (chemistry) 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

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