Meanings
noundiphosphatidylcholine (usually uncountable, plural diphosphatidylcholines)
plural diphosphatidylcholines
- uncountableusuallyA bilayer of two lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) molecules
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
- Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Frenchphosphore
- Frenchphosphate
- Englishphosphate
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishphosphatide
- Englishphosphatidate
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishphosphatidyl
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Englishcholine
- Englishphosphatidylcholine
- Englishdiphosphatidylcholine
From di- + phosphatidylcholine.
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diphosphatidylcholine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphosphatidylcholine
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“diphosphatidylcholine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diphosphatidylcholine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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