phosphatidylethanolamine

English

Etymology

From phosphatidyl +‎ ethanolamine.

Noun

phosphatidylethanolamine (plural phosphatidylethanolamines)

1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine

   Synonym: cephalin

Related terms

• phosphate
• phosphatide
• -ide
• phosphatidyl
• -yl
• ethanolamine
• ethane
• ethanol
• -ol
• amine
• -amine

Translations

any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine

• Italian: fosfatidiletanolammina f