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sphingolipid

sphingolipid noun: any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives.

Noun

sphingolipid (plural sphingolipids)

  1. Any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives

Forms of sphingolipid

pluralsphingolipids

Origin of sphingolipid

sphinges + lipid

Words formed from sphingolipid

Questions about sphingolipid

What does sphingolipid mean?
Sphingolipid means any lipid, such as sphingomyelin, that is derived from sphingosine or one of its derivatives.
What part of speech is sphingolipid?
Sphingolipid is a noun.
What is the plural of sphingolipid?
The plural of sphingolipid is sphingolipids.

Words near sphingolipid in the dictionary

  1. sphingofungins
  2. sphingoglycolipid
  3. sphingoglycolipids
  4. sphingoid
  5. sphingoids
  6. sphingolipid
  7. sphingolipidology
  8. sphingolipidome
  9. sphingolipidomes
  10. sphingolipidomic
  11. sphingolipidomics

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