phosphoaminolipid

noun

phos·​pho·​ami·​no·​lipid

variants or less commonly phosphoaminolipide

¦fä(ˌ)sfōəˌmēnō,

-sfōˌamə(ˌ)nō+

: a phospholipid containing a nitrogen base

Word History

Etymology

phosph- + amino + lipid, lipide

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