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sphingomyelin

sphingomyelin noun: a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue.

Noun

sphingomyelin (plural sphingomyelins)

  1. a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue

Forms of sphingomyelin

pluralsphingomyelins

Words formed from sphingomyelin

Questions about sphingomyelin

What does sphingomyelin mean?
Sphingomyelin means a phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue.
What part of speech is sphingomyelin?
Sphingomyelin is a noun.
What is the plural of sphingomyelin?
The plural of sphingomyelin is sphingomyelins.

Words near sphingomyelin in the dictionary

  1. sphingolipidosis
  2. sphingolipids
  3. sphingolytic
  4. sphingomonad
  5. sphingomonads
  6. sphingomyelin
  7. sphingomyelinase
  8. sphingomyelinases
  9. sphingomyeline
  10. sphingomyelines
  11. sphingomyelins

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