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phosphatidylethanolamine

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Synonyms: cephalin

Antonyms: none provided

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 *h2eydh-der. Proto-Hellenic *áithō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether ▲ Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic اَلْكُحُول (al-kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholder. Middle English alcofol English alcohol ▲ English ethyl English eth- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānusder. English -ane English ethane ▲ English alcohol English -ol English ethanol Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine English -amine English ethanolamine English phosphatidylethanolamine From phosphatidyl + ethanolamine.

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  • Italian: fosfatidiletanolammina — any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine