Meanings
nounphosphatidase (plural phosphatidases)
plural phosphatidases
- biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a lecithin or other phosphatide to a lysolecithin or other lysophospholipid
Origin
- 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
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*dwís
- Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
- Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
- Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
- Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
- Englishdiastase
- Englishphosphatidase
From phosphatide + -ase.
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APA
phosphatidase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidase
MLA
“phosphatidase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidase. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatidase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidase.
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