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deoxyceramide

deoxyceramide noun: a derivative of a ceramide containing deoxysphingosine.

Noun

deoxyceramide (plural deoxyceramides)

  1. A derivative of a ceramide containing deoxysphingosine

Forms of deoxyceramide

pluraldeoxyceramides

Origin of deoxyceramide

From deoxy- + ceramide.

Questions about deoxyceramide

What does deoxyceramide mean?
Deoxyceramide means a derivative of a ceramide containing deoxysphingosine.
What part of speech is deoxyceramide?
Deoxyceramide is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxyceramide?
The plural of deoxyceramide is deoxyceramides.

Words near deoxyceramide in the dictionary

  1. deoxybarbiturate
  2. deoxybarbiturates
  3. deoxybenzoin
  4. deoxybouvardin
  5. deoxycarnitine
  6. deoxyceramide
  7. deoxyceramides
  8. deoxycholate
  9. deoxycholates
  10. deoxycholic
  11. deoxycholic acid

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