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sphinganine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sph-in-ga-nine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The aminodiol 2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol that is a component of the sphingolipids; any homologous compound that has other than 18 carbon atoms

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

sphinges + -anine

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sphinganines (plural)

Derived Forms

dehydrosphinganine heptadecasphinganine ketosphinganine

Questions

What does sphinganine mean?
The aminodiol 2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol that is a component of the sphingolipids; any homologous compound that has other than 18 carbon atoms
Where does sphinganine come from?
sphinges + -anine

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