Synonyms & related words for sphingosine

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sphingosine. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sphingosine

Explore words related to sphingosine — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sphingomyelin, cephalin, glycolipid, phosphatidyl, phosphatide, phospholipid, diglyceride, kephalin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sphingosine come from?

The word sphingosine breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: sphing, from Greek sphinx (“Sphinx (enigmatic, named for its riddling nature)”); -os, from Greek ose (“sugar/carbohydrate”); and -ine, from Latin ine (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.