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sphingomyelinase (medicine) and aromatic (iou)


sphingomyelinase (medicine)


sphingomyelinase -->
sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to ceramide (n-acylsphingosine) plus choline phosphate. A defect in this enzyme leads to niemann-pick disease.

Chemical name: Sphingomyelin cholinephosphohydrolase

Registry number: EC 3.1.4.12


aromatic (iou)



aromatic adjective & noun. LME.
[Old & mod. French aromatique from late Latin aromaticus from Greek aromatikos: see AROMA, -IC.]
A. adjective.
1. Fragrant, pungent, spicy, sweet-smelling. LME.
2. Chemistry. (Of a compound) possessing one or more planar conjugated rings of the form typified by the benzene molecule; designating or pertaining to such a compound. M19.
B. noun.
1. A substance or plant emitting a spicy odour; a fragrant drug. LME.
2. Chemistry. An aromatic compound. E20.
aromatical adjective = AROMATIC adjective 1 LME-E19.
aromatically adverb with aromatic odour or taste; spicily: E17.
aromaticity noun (Chemistry) aromatic character or condition M20.
aromaticness noun the quality of being aromatic LME.