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sphingines

sphingines is the plural of sphingine.

Meaning of sphingine

Noun

sphingine (countable and uncountable, plural sphingines)

  1. The amino alcohol 2-amino-octadecanol CH₃(CH₂)₁₅-CH(NH₂)-CH₂OH related to sphingosine; any related amino alcohol

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Questions about sphingines

What is sphingines the plural of?
Sphingines is the plural of sphingine.

Words near sphingines in the dictionary

  1. sphinges
  2. sphingian
  3. sphingid
  4. sphingids
  5. sphingine
  6. sphingines
  7. sphingobacteria
  8. sphingobacterial
  9. sphingobacterium
  10. sphingofungin
  11. sphingofungins

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