Meanings
nounphosphatidyl (usually uncountable, plural phosphatidyls)
plural phosphatidyls
- uncountableusuallychemistryA radical derived from a phosphatide
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
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishphosphatidyl
From phosphatidate + -yl.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish fosfatidyyli
- fosfatidyyliradical derived from a phosphatide
Spanish fosfatidilo
- fosfatidiloradical derived from a phosphatide
Cite this entry
APA
phosphatidyl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidyl
MLA
“phosphatidyl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidyl. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatidyl,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidyl.
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