plasmalogen

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(plaz mal′ə jin, -jen′)


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plas•mal•o•gen  (plaz mal′ə jin, -jen′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistryany 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.
  • plasm- + al(kalai) + -o- + -gen 1920–25


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