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sphingosine

The principal long-chain base found in sphingolipids. SYN: (4E)-sphingenine, sphingol.

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sphin·go·sine 'sfiŋ-gə-.sēn, -sən n an unsaturated amino diol C₁₈H₃₇NO₂ obtained by hydrolysis of various sphingomyelins, cerebrosides, and gangliosides

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a lipid alcohol that is a constituent of sphingomyelin and cerebrosides.

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sphin·go·sine (sfingґgo-sēn) an amino alcohol with a long unsaturated hydrocarbon chain; sphingosine and its derivative sphinganine are the major bases of the sphingolipids in mammals.

Medical dictionary. 2011.