|glisə(ˌ)rō+...- noun
Etymology: glycerophosphoric International Scientific Vocabulary glycer- + phosphoric
: either of two syrupy isomeric dibasic acids C 3 H 5 (OH) 2 OPO 3 H 2 occurring naturally in combined form as lecithin and cephalin, obtained usually as a mixture of the two by reaction of glycerol and phosphoric acid, and used in medicine in the form of salts:
a. : the alpha isomer existing in dextrorotatory, levorotatory, and racemic forms; glycerol 1-phosphate — called also alpha-glycerophosphoric acid
b. : the optically inactive beta isomer; glycerol 2-phosphate — called also beta-glycerophosphate