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Definition of Sphingine
1. Adjective. Resembling a sphinx. "A sphingine smile"
Partainyms: Sphinx
Definition of Sphingine
1. Adjective. (rare) Sphinx-like. ¹
2. Noun. (organic compound) The amino alcohol ''2-amino-octadecanol'' CH3(CH2)15-CH(NH2)-CH2OH related to sphingosine ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphingine
Literary usage of Sphingine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1904)
"Occasionally, however, they appear in definite sphingine manner, of which a
notable example is figured by Poulton (Trans. Ent. Soc. Land., 1887, pi. x., ..."
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