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phosphatide

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɒsfətaɪd/
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noun

Meaning 1

a phospholipid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphate Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English phosphatide From phosphate + -ide.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: fosfatidi — synonym of phospholipid