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sphin•go•sine
Pronunciation: (sfing'gu-sēn", -sin), [key]—
n. Biochem.
a basic unsaturated amino alcohol, C
18H
33(OH)
2NH
2, produced by the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin or gangliosides.
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