noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The inositol ester of glycerophosphoric acid.
2. 2
   Any of its fatty acid derivatives - the phosphatidylinositols. broadly

Etymology

From glycero- + phospho- + inositol.

Related phrases

fatty acidglycerophosphoric acid

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