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sphinganine

sphinganine noun: the aminodiol 2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol that is a component of the sphingolipids; any homologous compound that has other than 18 carbon atoms.

Noun

sphinganine (countable and uncountable, plural sphinganines)

  1. The aminodiol 2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol that is a component of the sphingolipids; any homologous compound that has other than 18 carbon atoms

Forms of sphinganine

pluralsphinganines

Origin of sphinganine

sphinges + -anine

Words formed from sphinganine

Questions about sphinganine

What does sphinganine mean?
Sphinganine means the aminodiol 2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol that is a component of the sphingolipids; any homologous compound that has other than 18 carbon atoms.
What part of speech is sphinganine?
Sphinganine is a noun.
What is the plural of sphinganine?
The plural of sphinganine is sphinganines.

Words near sphinganine in the dictionary

  1. sphindid
  2. sphindids
  3. sphingadiene
  4. sphingadienes
  5. sphingadienine
  6. sphinganine
  7. sphinganines
  8. sphinges
  9. sphingian
  10. sphingid
  11. sphingids

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