phospholipid

See also: Phospholipid

English

Etymology

phospho- +‎ lipid

Noun

phospholipid (plural phospholipids)

(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

Synonyms

phosphatide

Derived terms

Terms derived from phospholipid

Translations

lipid consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group

Chinese:
Mandarin: 磷脂 (zh) (línzhī)
Czech: fosfolipid m
Danish: fosfolipid n
Finnish: fosfolipidi (fi)
French: phospholipide (fr) m
German: Phospholipid n
Hindi: भास्ववसा (bhāsvavsā)

Irish: fosfailipid f
Italian: fosfolipide (it) m
Japanese: リン脂質 (rin-shishitsu), 燐脂質 (rin-shishitsu)
Portuguese: fosfolipíde m
Russian: фосфолипи́д (ru) m (fosfolipíd)
Spanish: fosfolípido m
Swedish: fosfolipid (sv) n

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