phospholipid bilayer: Meaning and Definition of

phos'pholip'id bi'layer

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. a two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane, the hydrophobic lipid ends facing inward and the hydrophilic phosphate ends facing outward. Also called
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