Meanings
nounlysophosphatide (plural lysophosphatides)
plural lysophosphatides
- chemistryAny derivative of a phosphatide in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
- Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
- Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
- Englishlyso-
- 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
- Englishlysophosphatide
From lyso- + phosphatide.
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APA
lysophosphatide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophosphatide
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“lysophosphatide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophosphatide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lysophosphatide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophosphatide.
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