acylphosphatidylethanolamine

noun

Any N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism.

OriginEnglish phosphatidylethanolamine ← Latin ammoniacus ← Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn) →
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Meanings

nounacylphosphatidylethanolamine (plural acylphosphatidylethanolamines)

plural acylphosphatidylethanolamines

  1. biochemistryAny N-acyl derivative of phosphatidylethanolamine, especially those that are hormones associated with fat metabolism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishacyl
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  10. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  11. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  12. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  15. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  16. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  17. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  18. Latinphōsphorus
  19. Frenchphosphore
  20. Frenchphosphate
  21. Englishphosphate
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. Englishphosphatide
  24. Englishphosphatidate
  25. Englishphosphatidyl
  26. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  27. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  28. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  29. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  30. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  31. Latinaethēr
  32. GermanÄther
  33. GermanEther
  34. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  35. GermanEthy
  36. Englishethyl
  37. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  38. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  39. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  40. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  41. Medieval Latinalcoho
  42. Middle Englishalcofol
  43. Englishalcohol
  44. Englishethyl
  45. Englisheth-
  46. Englishethane
  47. Englishalcohol
  48. Englishethanol
  49. Egyptianjmn
  50. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  51. LatinAmmōn
  52. Latinammoniacus
  53. Englishammonia
  54. Englishamine
  55. Englishethanolamine
  56. Englishphosphatidylethanolamine
  57. Englishacylphosphatidylethanolamine

From acyl + phosphatidylethanolamine.

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acylphosphatidylethanolamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acylphosphatidylethanolamine

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