phosphorylethanolamine

noun

An ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.

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Meanings

nounphosphorylethanolamine (countable and uncountable, plural phosphorylethanolamines)

plural phosphorylethanolamines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn ethanolamine derivative that is used to construct sphingomyelins.

Origin

From phosphoryl + ethanolamine.

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

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