Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun phospholipid

1 sense of phospholipid

Sense 1
phospholipid -- (any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes)
       => lipid, lipide, lipoid -- (an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates))