Meanings
nounphytosphingosine (countable and uncountable, plural phytosphingosines)
plural phytosphingosines
- countableuncountablechemistrydihydrosphingosine (and related compounds)
Origin
- Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
- Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
- Englishphyto-
- Englishsphingosine
- Englishphytosphingosine
From phyto- + sphingosine.
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phytosphingosine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytosphingosine
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“phytosphingosine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytosphingosine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phytosphingosine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytosphingosine.
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