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dehydrosphinganine

dehydrosphinganine noun: an oxidised form of sphinganine; 3-dehydrosphinganine is an intermediate if sphingolipid metabolism.

Noun

dehydrosphinganine (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrosphinganines)

  1. An oxidised form of sphinganine; 3-dehydrosphinganine is an intermediate if sphingolipid metabolism

Forms of dehydrosphinganine

pluraldehydrosphinganines

Origin of dehydrosphinganine

From dehydro- + sphinganine.

Questions about dehydrosphinganine

What does dehydrosphinganine mean?
Dehydrosphinganine means an oxidised form of sphinganine; 3-dehydrosphinganine is an intermediate if sphingolipid metabolism.
What part of speech is dehydrosphinganine?
Dehydrosphinganine is a noun.
What is the plural of dehydrosphinganine?
The plural of dehydrosphinganine is dehydrosphinganines.

Words near dehydrosphinganine in the dictionary

  1. dehydrorotenoids
  2. dehydrorotenone
  3. dehydroshikimate
  4. dehydroshikimates
  5. dehydroshikimic acid
  6. dehydrosphinganine
  7. dehydrosqualene
  8. dehydrosugar
  9. dehydrosugars
  10. dehydrotectol
  11. dehydrotestosterone

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