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- noun organic chemistry, especially in combination The univalent
radical derived fromdocosanoic acid by loss of thehydroxy group
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Cer, c20 Cer and c22 Cer correspond to palmitoyl-ceramide, stearoyl-ceramide, arachidyl-ceramide and docosanoyl-ceramide, respectively.
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