- ceph|a|lin
- ceph|a|lin «SEHF uh lihn», noun.any one of a group of substances containing phosphorus and resembling lecithin, found in brain tissue.╂[< cephal- + -in]
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ceph — ceph·a·ran·thine; col·o·ceph·a·li; co·no·ceph·a·lum; cryp·to·ceph·a·la; cteno·ceph·a·lus; del·to·ceph·a·lus; di·ceph·a·lus; dis·co·ceph·a·li; dis·co·ceph·a·lous; dol·i·cho·ceph·al; dra·co·ceph·a·lum; en·ceph·a·lar·tos; en·ceph·a·lit·ic;… … English syllables
lin — ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; ac glob·u·lin; Adren·a·lin; al·ka·lin·i·ty; al·ka·lin·i·za·tion; al·ka·lin·ize; al·lin·eate; al·lin·eation; amy·e·lin·ic; amyg·da·lin; anas·pa·lin; ani·lin·gus; an·i·lin·ism; an·thra·lin; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase;… … English syllables
cephalin — ceph·a·lin … English syllables
cephalin — ceph•a•lin [[t]ˈsɛf ə lɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a phospholipid of the cell membrane, abundant esp. in the brain • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
cephalin — A term formerly applied to a group of phosphatidic esters resembling lecithin but containing either 2 ethanolamine or l serine in the place of choline; these are now known as phosphatidylethanolamine and phosphatidylserine. They are widely… … Medical dictionary
lysocephalin — A lysophosphatidic acid esterified with serine or ethanolamine, i.e., a lysophosphatidylserine or ethanolamine; analogous to lysolecithin. * * * ly·so·ceph·a·lin .lī sō sef ə lin n a phosphatidylethanolamine from which a fatty acid group has been … Medical dictionary
cephalin — ceph a*lin (k[e^]f [.a]*l[i^]n), n. [Gr. kefalh the head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kephalin — cephalin ceph a*lin (k[e^]f [.a]*l[i^]n), n. [Gr. kefalh the head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ROCH2CHOR'CH2OPO2OCH2CH2NH2 — cephalin ceph a*lin (k[e^]f [.a]*l[i^]n), n. [Gr. kefalh the head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized fatty substances), present in all living cells… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
