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phosphatidylcholine

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The phospholipid phosphatidyl choline

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: lecithin

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English phosphate Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English phosphatide English -ate English phosphatidate Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphatidyl Proto-Indo-European *ǵhelh3- Proto-Hellenic *kholā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)der. English choline English phosphatidylcholine From phosphatidyl + choline.