Meanings
nounphosphatidate (plural phosphatidates)
plural phosphatidates
- chemistryA monoglyceride or diglyceride combined with phosphoric acid; combines with another simple organic molecule to form a phospholipid.
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
- Englishphosphatidate
From phosphatide (“phospholipid”) + -ate.
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APA
phosphatidate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidate
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“phosphatidate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatidate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidate.
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