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Meaning of cephalin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈsɛf.ə.lɪn/

Definitions

A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.

Equivalents

Čeština kefalin
Deutsch Kephalin

Examples

“In 1912 Howell reported the results of a study of the thromboplastic action of the tissues in which he showed that the active substance is a phosphatid having the general properties of cephalin.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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