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Phospholipoid

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phospholipidnoun(organic 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.
phosphonolipidnoun(organic chemistry) phospholipid
phospholipidenounArchaic form of phospholipid. [(organic 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.]
phosphoglyceridenoun(organic chemistry) a phosphatide combined with a small, basic molecule (such as choline or ethanolamine); a phospholipid
glycerolphospholipidnounAlternative form of glycerophospholipid. [(organic chemistry) Any phospholipid based on glycerol.]
phosphatidenoun(chemistry) a phospholipid
phospholigandnoun(organic chemistry) A ligand composed of an organic phosphate, phosphonic acid or similar.
phosphosphingolipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any sphingolipid, such as sphingomyelin, that contains a phosphoryl grop
phosphosphingomyelinnoun(organic chemistry) Synonym of sphingomyelin or any related phosphosphingolipid
phosphatidatenoun(chemistry) A monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with phosphoric acid; combines with another simple organic molecule to form a phospholipid.
glycerophospholipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any phospholipid based on glycerol.
lysophospholipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any derivative of a phospholipid in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
phosphodiesternoun(biochemistry) any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate
etherphospholipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any phospholipid in which one or more long-chain entities are attached to the glycerol by an ether rather than an ester linkage
aminophospholipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any phospholipid in which the small organic molecule is an amine
diphosphatidylglycerolnounA derivative of phosphatidylglycerol that has two phosphatidyl groups, typically in the 1,3- positions
phospholidinenounSynonym of phospholane.
glycophospholipidnoun(organic chemistry) Any phospholipid containing a sugar moiety
lysophosphatidenoun(organic chemistry) Any derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
phosphatidylglycerolnoun(biochemistry, organic chemistry) Any phospholipid in which the small organic molecule is glycerol

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