Meanings
- not comparablechemistryDerived from, or similar in structure to, sphingosine.
plural sphingoids
- chemistryAny of a class of long-chain aliphatic amino alcohols related to sphingosine.
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sphingoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sphingoid
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