phosphatidylethanolamine

noun

Any of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.

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Meanings

nounphosphatidylethanolamine (plural phosphatidylethanolamines)

plural phosphatidylethanolamines

  1. chemistryAny of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.

    Synonyms: cephalin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine.

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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
  17. Englishphosphatidate
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. Englishphosphatidyl
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  22. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  23. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  24. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  25. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  26. Latinaethēr
  27. GermanÄther
  28. GermanEther
  29. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  30. GermanEthy
  31. Englishethyl
  32. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  33. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  34. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  35. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  36. Medieval Latinalcoho
  37. Middle Englishalcofol
  38. Englishalcohol
  39. Englishethyl
  40. Englisheth-
  41. Englishethane
  42. Englishalcohol
  43. Englishethanol
  44. Egyptianjmn
  45. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  46. LatinAmmōn
  47. Latinammoniacus
  48. Englishammonia
  49. Englishamine
  50. Englishethanolamine
  51. Englishphosphatidylethanolamine

From phosphatidyl + ethanolamine.

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Translations

Italian fosfatidiletanolammina
  • fosfatidiletanolamminaany of a class of phospholipid containing ethanolamine
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APA

phosphatidylethanolamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylethanolamine

MLA

“phosphatidylethanolamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylethanolamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatidylethanolamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylethanolamine.

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