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phytosphingosine

phytosphingosine noun: dihydrosphingosine (and related compounds).

Noun

phytosphingosine (countable and uncountable, plural phytosphingosines)

  1. dihydrosphingosine (and related compounds)

Forms of phytosphingosine

pluralphytosphingosines

Origin of phytosphingosine

From phyto- + sphingosine.

Questions about phytosphingosine

What does phytosphingosine mean?
Phytosphingosine means dihydrosphingosine (and related compounds).
What part of speech is phytosphingosine?
Phytosphingosine is a noun.
What is the plural of phytosphingosine?
The plural of phytosphingosine is phytosphingosines.

Words near phytosphingosine in the dictionary

  1. phytosomes
  2. phytosorption
  3. phytosorptions
  4. phytosphere
  5. phytospheres
  6. phytosphingosine
  7. phytosphingosines
  8. phytostabilisation
  9. phytostabiliser
  10. phytostabilisers
  11. phytostabilization

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