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sphingosyl

sphingosyl noun: a univalent radical derived from sphingosine.

Noun

sphingosyl (countable and uncountable, plural sphingosyls)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) A univalent radical derived from sphingosine

Forms of sphingosyl

pluralsphingosyls

Questions about sphingosyl

What does sphingosyl mean?
Sphingosyl means a univalent radical derived from sphingosine.
What part of speech is sphingosyl?
Sphingosyl is a noun.
What is the plural of sphingosyl?
The plural of sphingosyl is sphingosyls.

Words near sphingosyl in the dictionary

  1. sphingophospholipid
  2. sphingophospholipids
  3. sphingosine
  4. sphingosines
  5. sphingosinokinase
  6. sphingosyl
  7. sphingosylphosphorylcholine
  8. sphinx
  9. sphinx moth
  10. sphinx moths
  11. sphinxed

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