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ketosphinganine

ketosphinganine noun: a chemical compound involved in the synthesis of sphingolipids.

Noun

ketosphinganine (usually uncountable, plural ketosphinganines)

  1. (usually) A chemical compound involved in the synthesis of sphingolipids.

Forms of ketosphinganine

pluralketosphinganines

Origin of ketosphinganine

From keto- + sphinganine.

Questions about ketosphinganine

What does ketosphinganine mean?
Ketosphinganine means a chemical compound involved in the synthesis of sphingolipids.
What part of speech is ketosphinganine?
Ketosphinganine is a noun.
What is the plural of ketosphinganine?
The plural of ketosphinganine is ketosphinganines.

Words near ketosphinganine in the dictionary

  1. ketoses
  2. ketoside
  3. ketosides
  4. ketosidic
  5. ketosis
  6. ketosphinganine
  7. ketosphinganines
  8. ketosphingosine
  9. ketosteroid
  10. ketosteroids
  11. ketosterol

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