Meanings
nounphosphoethanolamine (plural phosphoethanolamines)
plural phosphoethanolamines
- chemistryThe ethanolamine ester of phosphoric acid
- broadlyThe fatty acid ester of this compound; cephalin
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
- Latinphōsphorus
- Englishphosphorus
- Englishphospho-
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Englishalcohol
- Englishethyl
- Englisheth-
- Englishethane
- Englishalcohol
- Englishethanol
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishethanolamine
- Englishphosphoethanolamine
From phospho- + ethanolamine.
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APA
phosphoethanolamine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoethanolamine
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“phosphoethanolamine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoethanolamine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phosphoethanolamine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phosphoethanolamine.
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