diphosphatidylcholine

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What does diphosphatidylcholine mean?

A bilayer of two lecithin (phosphatidylcholine) molecules

Where does diphosphatidylcholine come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- English phosphate English -ide English phosphatide English -ate English phosphatidate Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English phosphatidyl Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́ Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)der. English choline English phosphatidylcholine English diphosphatidylcholine From di- + phosphatidylcholine.

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