Sekirov Dictionary

sphingine

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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(rare) Sphinx-like.
- The word I was looking for, I suppose, was "sphingine" – I thought of the baleful prehistoric smile of the Mycenaean women. — 1974

noun1

The amino alcohol 2-amino-octadecanol CH₃(CH₂)₁₅-CH(NH₂)-CH₂OH related to sphingosine; any related amino alcohol

forms

sphingines · more sphingine · most sphingine

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