dihydroceramide

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noun

The biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase

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Meanings

noundihydroceramide (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroceramides)

plural dihydroceramides

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase

Origin

From di- + hydro- + ceramide.

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APA

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

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

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