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nounglycerophosphate (plural glycerophosphates)
plural glycerophosphates
- chemistryAny salt or ester of glycerophosphoric acid; but especially the phospholipids.
But most likely my judgement was distorted by my contempt for his acting the young buck [...] for ever waxing his moustaches and loading himself with medicaments supposed to replace the failing sap of youth, glycerophosphates, formates, nux vomica, yohimba, damiana.
1963, Xavier Herbert, Distubing Element, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 178
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glycerophosphate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycerophosphate
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