phosphatidylethanolamine
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noun
phos·pha·ti·dyl·eth·a·nol·amine
\ˌfäs-fə-ˌtī-dəl-ˌe-thə-ˈnä-lə-ˌmēn, -ˈnō-, (ˌ)fäs-ˌfa-tə-dəl-\
Definition of phosphatidylethanolamine
: 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
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1942
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