SPHINGOSINE

Meaning of SPHINGOSINE in English

[sphin.go.sine] n [Gk sphingos (gen. of sphinx) + E

[2]-ine; fr. riddles it posed to its first investigators] (1884): a long-chain unsaturated amino alcohol found esp. in nervous tissue and cell membranes

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SPHINGOSINE — noun Etymology: Greek sphingos (genitive of sphinx) + English 2-ine; from riddles it posed to its first investigators Date: 1881 …
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SPHINGOSINE — ˈsfiŋgəˌsēn, -_sə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, irregular from sphingo- + -ine : an unsaturated amino glycol …
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SPHINGOSINE — /sfing"geuh seen', -sin/ , n. Biochem. a basic unsaturated amino alcohol, C 18 H 33 (OH) 2 NH 2 , …
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SPHINGOSINE — n. amino alcohol produced by the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin or gangliosides (Biochemistry)
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SPHINGOSINE — noun Etymology: Greek sphingos (genitive of sphinx ) + English -ine (II); from riddles it posed to its first investigators …
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SPHINGOSINE — [ 'sfɪŋgə(ʊ)sʌɪn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a basic compound which is a constituent of a number of substances important in …
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SPHINGOSINE — Сфингозин
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SPHINGOSINE — n. Pronunciation: ' sfi ŋ -g ə - ˌ s ē n Function: noun Etymology: Greek sphingos (gen. of sphinx …
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CERAMIDE — noun Etymology: cerebroside + amide Date: 1958 any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and …
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CERAMIDE — ˈse(ə)rəˌmīd, ˈsi(ə)r-, -_mə̇d; səˈramˌīd, -mə̇d noun Etymology: cer ebroside + amide : any of a group of amido sphingolipids formed …
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SPHINGOMYELIN — |sfiŋ(ˌ)gō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sphingo- (from Greek sphingein to bind fast) + myelin : any of a group …
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SPHINGOLIPID — noun also sphin·go·lipide |sfiŋ(ˌ)gō+ Etymology: sphingo- + lipid, lipide : any of a group of lipids (as sphingomyelins and cerebrosides) …
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GLYCOLIPID — noun also gly·co·lipide |glīkō+ Etymology: glyc- + lipid, lipide : any of a class of lipids that yield on hydrolysis …
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CEREBROSIDE — ˈserəbrōˌsīd noun ( -s ) Etymology: cerebrose + -ide : any of a group of white waxlike basic glycolipides found …
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SPHINGOMYELIN — /sfing'goh muy"euh lin/ , n. Biochem. any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, …
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GLYCOLIPID — /gluy'keuh lip"id/ , n. Biochem. any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield …
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GANGLIOSIDE — /gang"glee euh suyd'/ , n. Biochem. any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis …
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CEREBROSIDE — /seuh ree"breuh suyd', ser"euh-/ , n. Biochem. any of a class of glycolipids, found in brain tissue and the medullary …
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CERAMIDE — noun Etymology: cer ebroside + amide Date: 1958 : any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to …
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SPHINGOMYELIN — [ ˌsfɪŋgə(ʊ)'mʌɪəlɪn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a substance consisting of phosphates of sphingosine and choline, found in the brain and …
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SPHINGOLIPID — any member of a class of lipids (fat-soluble constituents of living cells) containing the organic aliphatic amino alcohol sphingosine or …
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СФИНГОЗИН — Sphingosine
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