lysoglycerophospholipid
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
45
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any derivative of a glycerophospholipid in which one or both acyl derivatives have been removed by hydrolysis
Example Sentences
- "Further research is required to evaluate the different activities of saturated and unsaturated Lyso-PAF. In mammals, LPC is a highly abundant bioactive lysoglycerophospholipid in the circulation, predominantly associated with albumin [24 ] and lipoproteins, such as oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) [25 ]."
Etymology
From lyso- + glycerophospholipid.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: lyso