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dihydrosphingomyelin

dihydrosphingomyelin noun: any derivative of a sphingomyelin in which the double bond of the sphingosine moiety has been hydrogenated.

Noun

dihydrosphingomyelin (plural dihydrosphingomyelins)

  1. Any derivative of a sphingomyelin in which the double bond of the sphingosine moiety has been hydrogenated

Forms of dihydrosphingomyelin

pluraldihydrosphingomyelins

Origin of dihydrosphingomyelin

From dihydro + sphingomyelin.

Questions about dihydrosphingomyelin

What does dihydrosphingomyelin mean?
Dihydrosphingomyelin means any derivative of a sphingomyelin in which the double bond of the sphingosine moiety has been hydrogenated.
What part of speech is dihydrosphingomyelin?
Dihydrosphingomyelin is a noun.
What is the plural of dihydrosphingomyelin?
The plural of dihydrosphingomyelin is dihydrosphingomyelins.

Words near dihydrosphingomyelin in the dictionary

  1. dihydrorhodamine
  2. dihydrosanguinarine
  3. dihydrosepiapterin
  4. dihydrosphingolipid
  5. dihydrosphingolipids
  6. dihydrosphingomyelin
  7. dihydrosphingomyelins
  8. dihydrosphingosine
  9. dihydrosphingosines
  10. dihydrostilbene
  11. dihydrostilbenes

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