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dihydroceramide

dihydroceramide noun: the biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase.

Noun

dihydroceramide (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroceramides)

  1. The biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase

Forms of dihydroceramide

pluraldihydroceramides

Origin of dihydroceramide

From di- + hydro- + ceramide.

Questions about dihydroceramide

What does dihydroceramide mean?
Dihydroceramide means the biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase.
What part of speech is dihydroceramide?
Dihydroceramide is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydroceramide?
The plural of dihydroceramide is dihydroceramides.

Words near dihydroceramide in the dictionary

  1. dihydrocarbazoles
  2. dihydrocarveol
  3. dihydrocarvone
  4. dihydroceramidase
  5. dihydroceramidases
  6. dihydroceramide
  7. dihydroceramides
  8. dihydrochalcone
  9. dihydrochalcones
  10. dihydrochloride
  11. dihydrochlorides

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