dehydrosphinganine

noun

An oxidised form of sphinganine; 3-dehydrosphinganine is an intermediate if sphingolipid metabolism

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Meanings

noundehydrosphinganine (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrosphinganines)

plural dehydrosphinganines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAn oxidised form of sphinganine; 3-dehydrosphinganine is an intermediate if sphingolipid metabolism

Origin

From dehydro- + sphinganine.

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APA

dehydrosphinganine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrosphinganine

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“dehydrosphinganine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrosphinganine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dehydrosphinganine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dehydrosphinganine.

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