phosphatidylethanolamine

noun

phos·pha·ti·dyl·eth·a·nol·amine ˌfäs-fə-ˌtī-dᵊl-ˌe-thə-ˈnä-lə-ˌmēn

-ˈnō-,

(ˌ)fäs-ˌfa-tə-dᵊl-

: any of a group of phospholipids that occur especially in blood plasma and the white matter of the central nervous system and are similar to lecithins

called also cephalin

Examples of phosphatidylethanolamine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web These lipids – phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) – now seem to be the signposts that mark a cancer cell for destruction. —

K. N. Smith, Discover Magazine, 1 Sep. 2015

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Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of phosphatidylethanolamine was in 1942

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