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Where does “ketosphinganine” come from?

ketosphinganine (English) comes from English sphinganine, from English sphinges — plural of sphinx.

ketosphinganine (English): A chemical compound involved in the synthesis of...

Definitions

  1. A chemical compound involved in the synthesis of...

Ancestry of “ketosphinganine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsphinganineThe aminodiol "2-amino-1,3-octadecanediol" that...
2Englishsphingesplural of sphinx
Every word from English sphinges →