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phospholipase en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros) Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)bor. Latin phōsphorusbor. English phosphorus English phospho- English lipase English phospholipase From phospho- + lipase.

Meanings

  1. Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids.

Forms

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Translations (4)

it fosfolipasi (enzyme that hydrolyses phospholipids) · fi fosfolipaasi (enzyme that hydrolyses phospholipids) · sv fosfolipas (enzyme that hydrolyses phospholipids) · es fosfolipasa (enzyme that hydrolyses phospholipids)