Meanings
nounglycosylphosphatidyl (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of many radicals derived from glycolipids
Similar
glycophosphatidyl
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
- Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
- Frenchglucose
- Englishglucosebf.
- Englishglycose
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishglycosyl
- 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
- Englishphosphatidyl
- Englishglycosylphosphatidyl
From glycosyl + phosphatidyl.
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APA
glycosylphosphatidyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylphosphatidyl
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“glycosylphosphatidyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylphosphatidyl. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glycosylphosphatidyl,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glycosylphosphatidyl.
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