Meanings
nounphosphatidylinositol (plural phosphatidylinositols)
plural phosphatidylinositols
- chemistrya phospholipid containing inositol
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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
- Proto-Indo-European*wéyHs
- Proto-Hellenic*wīs
- Ancient Greek*ϝῑ́ς (*wī́s)
- Ancient Greekῑ̓νός (īnós)
- Englishinosite
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishinositol
- Englishphosphatidylinositol
From phosphatidyl + inositol.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian fosfatidilinositolo
- fosfatidilinositoloa phospholipid
Spanish fosfatidilinositol
- fosfatidilinositola phospholipid
Cite this entry
APA
phosphatidylinositol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylinositol
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“phosphatidylinositol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylinositol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphatidylinositol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphatidylinositol.
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