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ketosphingosine

ketosphingosine noun: a derivative of sphingosine that has a carbonyl group in the 3-position.

Noun

ketosphingosine (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of sphingosine that has a carbonyl group in the 3-position

Questions about ketosphingosine

What does ketosphingosine mean?
Ketosphingosine means a derivative of sphingosine that has a carbonyl group in the 3-position.
What part of speech is ketosphingosine?
Ketosphingosine is a noun.

Words near ketosphingosine in the dictionary

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

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