phosphatide

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/ˈfɒsfətaɪd/

noun

a phospholipid

OriginProto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English phosphate ← French phosphate →
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Meanings

nounphosphatide (plural phosphatides)

plural phosphatides

  1. chemistrya phospholipid

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phospholipid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  9. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  10. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  11. Latinphōsphorus
  12. Frenchphosphore
  13. Frenchphosphate
  14. Englishphosphate
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  16. Englishphosphatide

From phosphate + -ide.

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Translations

Finnish fosfatidi
  • fosfatidisynonym of phospholipid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diphosphate
Cite this entry
APA

phosphatide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatide

MLA

“phosphatide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatide.

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