Meanings
nounlysophosphatidyl (countable and uncountable, plural lysophosphatidyls)
plural lysophosphatidyls
- countableespeciallyin compoundsuncountablechemistryA univalent radical derived from a lysophosphatide
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
- Englishphosphatidate
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishphosphatidyl
- Englishlysophosphatidyl
From lyso- + phosphatidyl.
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APA
lysophosphatidyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophosphatidyl
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“lysophosphatidyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophosphatidyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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