phosphoglycolipid

noun

Any phospholipid glycoside.

OriginEnglish glycolipid ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros) →
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Meanings

nounphosphoglycolipid (plural phosphoglycolipids)

plural phosphoglycolipids

  1. biochemistryAny phospholipid glycoside.

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. Englishglycolipid
  11. Englishphosphoglycolipid

From phospho- + glycolipid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glycophospholipid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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