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Definition of: phospholipid
(fos′fō·lip′id) noun Biochem.
Any of a group of fatty substances widely distributed in plant and animal tissue, as cephalin and lecithin: they contain nitrogen and phosphoric acid. Also called phosphatide. [<PHOSPHO- + LIPID]
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