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sphingosine
sphin·go·sine [ sfíng gə sn, sfíng gəss'n ]


noun 
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long-chain amino alcohol: a long-chain amino glycol that is part of the lipids found in nerve tissue
[Late 19th century. < Greek sphiggos "of a sphinx" < sphigg-, stem of sphigx "sphinx"]
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