phrenosin
phrenosin noun: a nitrogenous body that contains no phosphorus, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain.
Noun
phrenosin (uncountable)
- A nitrogenous body that contains no phosphorus, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain.
- In both methods the crude galctosides were separated into the phrenosin and kerasin fraction by fractional crystallization at various temperatures.1913, Otto Rosenheim, The Galactosides of the Brain and Their Constitution
- On decomposition of phrenosin, the crebronic acid breaks off first and there remains a compound of sphingosin and galactose of a basic nature named psychosin, C₂₃H₄₅NO₇.1915, Albert Prescott Mathews, Physiological chemistry, page 577
- Synonyms:
- cerebron
Synonyms of phrenosin
Origin of phrenosin
See phrenic and -in.
Questions about phrenosin
- What does phrenosin mean?
- Phrenosin means a nitrogenous body that contains no phosphorus, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain.
- What part of speech is phrenosin?
- Phrenosin is a noun.
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