Associations to the word «Phospholipid»

Wiktionary

PHOSPHOLIPID, noun. (chemistry) any lipid, such as lecithin or cephalin, consisting of a diglyceride combined with a phosphate group and a simple organic molecule such as choline or ethanolamine; they are important constituents of biological membranes

Dictionary definition

PHOSPHOLIPID, noun. Any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats