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sphingomyelin
[ sfing-goh-mahy-uh-lin ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
sphingomyelin
/ ˌsfɪŋɡəʊˈmaɪəlɪn /
noun
- biochem any of a group of phospholipids, derived from sphingosine, that occur in biological membranes, being especially abundant in the brain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sphingomyelin1
< New Latin sphingo-, combining form representing Greek sphíngein to draw tight + myelin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sphingomyelin1
from sphingo-, from Greek sphingein to bind + myelin
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