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Unsaturated vs Sphingosine - What's the difference?

unsaturated | sphingosine |

As an adjective unsaturated

is (chemistry|of a solution) not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.

As a noun sphingosine is

(biochemistry) an unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue.

unsaturated

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry, of a solution) Not saturated; capable of dissolving more of a solute at the same temperature.
  • (chemistry) Of a compound containing atoms sharing more than one valence bond, especially of an organic compound having one or more double bonds or triple bonds between carbon atoms.
  • (of a colour) Not chromatically pure; diluted.

    • Related terms

    * unsaturated fat

    sphingosine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sphingosine) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) An unsaturated aliphatic amino alcohol associated with the lipids of brain tissue

    • See also

    *sphingomyelin