plasmalogen

[ plaz-mal-uh-jin, -jen ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of the class of phosphatides that contain an aldehyde of a fatty acid, found in heart and skeletal muscle, the brain, the liver, and in eggs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of plasmalogen¹

1920–25; plasm- + al(kali) ( def ) + -o- + -gen