Meanings
nounlysophospholipid (plural lysophospholipids)
plural lysophospholipids
- chemistryAny derivative of a phospholipid in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
Synonyms: monoacylglycerophospholipid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny derivative of a phospholipid in which one of the acyl derivatives has been removed by hydrolysis
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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
- Englishphosphorus
- Englishphospho-
- Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
- Proto-Hellenic*lípos
- Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Frenchlipide
- Englishlipid
- Englishphospholipid
- Englishlysophospholipid
From lyso- + phospholipid.
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APA
lysophospholipid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophospholipid
MLA
“lysophospholipid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophospholipid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lysophospholipid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lysophospholipid.
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