Meanings
nounphosphatidylglycerol (plural phosphatidylglycerols)
plural phosphatidylglycerols
- biochemistryAny phospholipid in which the small organic molecule is glycerol
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
- Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
- Frenchglycérine
- Englishglycerine
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishglycerol
- Englishphosphatidylglycerol
From phosphatidyl + glycerol.
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APA
phosphatidylglycerol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylglycerol
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“phosphatidylglycerol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylglycerol. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatidylglycerol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylglycerol.
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