Term: phospholipid: any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: american ginseng: North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: character witness: a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: tinamidae: comprising the tinamous
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: silver quandong: pale easily worked timber from the quandong tree
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: houri: (Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: hydrothorax: accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity (the space between the lungs and the walls of the chest) often resulting from disease of the heart or kidneys
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: wintun: a member of a North American Indian people living in the Sacramento valley in California
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: caftan: a woman's dress style that imitates the caftan cloaks worn by men in the Near East
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: downfall: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
Broader: molecule: (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound | Unrelated: concurrence: a state of cooperation