sphingoid

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

sphingoid (not comparable)

  1. (organic chemistry) Derived from, or similar in structure to, sphingosine.

Noun[edit]

sphingoid (plural sphingoids)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a class of long-chain aliphatic amino alcohols related to sphingosine.