dihydroceramide

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Etymology edit

di- +‎ hydro- +‎ ceramide

Noun edit

dihydroceramide (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroceramides)

(biochemistry) The biochemical precursor of ceramide, into which it is converted by the enzyme dihydroceramide desaturase

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