"phosphodiester" meaning in All languages combined

See phosphodiester on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: phosphodiesters [plural]
Etymology: From phospho- + diester. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|phospho|diester}} phospho- + diester Head templates: {{en-noun}} phosphodiester (plural phosphodiesters)
  1. (biochemistry) any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate
    Sense id: en-phosphodiester-en-noun-Ug3I5Jkm Categories (other): Biochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with phospho-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with phospho-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (biochemistry) any phospholipid, such as lecithin, that has two ester groups
    Sense id: en-phosphodiester-en-noun-e2D9OnGw Categories (other): Biochemistry, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with phospho-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with phospho-: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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