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English
Etymology
From phospho- + diester.
Noun
phosphodiester (plural phosphodiesters)
- (biochemistry) any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate
- (biochemistry) any phospholipid, such as lecithin, that has two ester groups