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sphingosine

sphingosine noun: an unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue.

Noun

sphingosine (plural sphingosines)

  1. An unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue

Forms of sphingosine

pluralsphingosines

Words formed from sphingosine

Questions about sphingosine

What does sphingosine mean?
Sphingosine means an unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue.
What part of speech is sphingosine?
Sphingosine is a noun.
What is the plural of sphingosine?
The plural of sphingosine is sphingosines.

Words near sphingosine in the dictionary

  1. sphingomyelins
  2. sphingophosphatide
  3. sphingophosphatides
  4. sphingophospholipid
  5. sphingophospholipids
  6. sphingosine
  7. sphingosines
  8. sphingosinokinase
  9. sphingosyl
  10. sphingosylphosphorylcholine
  11. sphinx

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