- sphin
- , -et, -g, «x (G). Bind tight, squeeze, strangle; a mythological monster, the sphinx
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
sphin
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sphin — sphin·di·dae; sphin·gi·dae; sphin·gine; sphin·go·lipid; sphin·gom·e·ter; sphin·go·myelin; sphin·go·sine; sphin·did; sphin·gid; sphin·go·lipide; … English syllables
sphin|gid — «SFIHN jihd», noun, adjective. –n. any moth of a group including the sphinx, sphinx moth, or hawk moth. –adj. of or belonging to this group. ╂[< New Latin Sphingidae the family name < Latin sphinx; see etym. under Sphinx (Cf. ↑Sphinx)] … Useful english dictionary
sphin|go|lip|id — «SFIHNG goh LIHP ihd, LY pihd», noun. any one of a class of lipids that yield sphingosine upon hydrolysis. ╂[< sphingo(sine) + lipid] … Useful english dictionary
sphin|go|my|e|lin — «SFIHNG goh MY uh lihn», noun. any one of a class of phosphatides found in the brain, kidney, liver, and some other organs, consisting of choline, sphingosine, phosphoric acid, and a fatty acid. ╂[< Greek sphíngein squeeze, bind + English… … Useful english dictionary
sphin|go|sine — «SFIHNG guh seen, sihn», noun. a basic amino alcohol in sphingomyelin and cerebroside. ╂[< sphingo(myelin) + (cerebro)si(de) + ine2] … Useful english dictionary
sphingomyelin — sphin·go·my·elin .sfiŋ gō mī ə lən n any of a group of crystalline phosphatides that are obtained esp. from nerve tissue and that on hydrolysis yield a fatty acid (as lignoceric acid), sphingosine, choline, and phosphoric acid * * * n. a… … Medical dictionary
sphinges — sphin·ges (sfĭnʹjēz ) n. A plural of sphinx. * * * … Universalium
Sphinganin — Sphin|ga|nin [↑ an (1)]: ↑ Sphingenin … Universal-Lexikon
Sphingenin — Sphin|ge|nin, eigtl. (E) Sphing 4 enin [↑ Sphing , ↑ en (1) u. ↑ in (3)], das; s, e; Syn.: Sphingosin, (systematisch:) 2S,3 … Universal-Lexikon
Sphingo- — Sphin|go ↑ Sphing … Universal-Lexikon
