dihydroceramide

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

di- +‎ hydro- +‎ ceramide

Noun[edit]

dihydroceramide (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroceramides)

  1. (biochemistry) The biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase
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