also  phos*pho*lip*ide  n :  any of numerous lipids (as lecithins and sphingomyelin) in which phosphoric acid as well as a fatty acid is esterified to glycerol and which are found in all living cells and in the bilayers of plasma membranes - called also phosphatide , phospholipin  .
 
 
 
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