Meanings
nounsphingomyelin (plural sphingomyelins)
plural sphingomyelins
- chemistrya phospholipid, derived from sphingosine and choline, found in nerve tissue
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Translations
Greek σφιγγομυελίνη
- σφιγγομυελίνη (sfingomyelíni)phospholipid
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