phosphatidylcholine

Questions

What does phosphatidylcholine mean?

The phospholipid phosphatidyl choline

Where does phosphatidylcholine come from?

Etymology tree 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 From phosphatidyl + choline.

How to pronounce phosphatidylcholine

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