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cephalin

American

[sef-uh-lin] / ˈsɛf ə lɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, especially of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties.

cephalin British

/ ˈsɛfəlɪn, ˈkɛfəlɪn, ˈkɛf- /

noun

Systematic name: phosphatidylethanolamine. a phospholipid, similar to lecithin, that occurs in the nerve tissue and brain

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Etymology

Origin of cephalin

First recorded in 1895–1900; cephal- + -in ²

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