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ganglioside
[ gang-glee-uh-sahyd ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.
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