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ceph⋅a⋅lin

  [sef-uh-lin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of several phosphatides occurring in animal tissue, esp. of the brain, and having marked blood-clotting properties.
Origin:
1895–1900; cephal- + -in 2
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ceph·a·lin   (sěf'ə-lĭn)   
n.  Any of a group of phospholipids having hemostatic properties and found especially in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord.
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Main Entry: ceph·a·lin
Pronunciation: 'kef-&-l&n, 'sef-
Variant: also keph·a·lin /'kef-/
Function:noun
: PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE
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cephalin ceph·a·lin (sěf'ə-lĭn) or keph·a·lin (kěf'-)
n.
Any of a group of phospholipids having hemostatic properties and found especially in the nervous tissue of the brain and spinal cord.

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