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Where does “glycerophosphorylcholine” come from?

glycerophosphorylcholine (English) comes from English phosphorylcholine, from English phosphoryl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

glycerophosphorylcholine (English): The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that...

Definitions

  1. The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that...

Ancestry of “glycerophosphorylcholine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphosphorylcholineThe phosphoryl derivative of choline that...
2Englishphosphorylthe trivalent radical O=P≡
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
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