phosphoglycerolipid

noun

glycerophospholipid

OriginEnglish lipid ← French lipide ← Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos) →
Scrabble 38
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Meanings

nounphosphoglycerolipid (plural phosphoglycerolipids)

plural phosphoglycerolipids

  1. glycerophospholipid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  7. Latinphōsphorus
  8. Englishphosphorus
  9. Englishphospho-
  10. Englishglycero-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  13. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  14. Frenchlipide
  15. Englishlipid
  16. Englishphosphoglycerolipid

From phospho- + glycero- + lipid.

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Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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