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cerebroside

American  
[suh-ree-bruh-sahyd, ser-uh-] / səˈri brəˌsaɪd, ˈsɛr ə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. any of a class of glycolipids, found in brain tissue and the medullary sheaths of nerves, that, upon hydrolysis, yield sphingosine, galactose or certain other sugars, and a fatty acid.

cerebroside British  
/ ˈsɛrɪbrəʊˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. biochem any glycolipid in which N -acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves

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Etymology

Origin of cerebroside

First recorded in 1880–85; cerebr- + -ose 2 + -ide ( def. )

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However, cerebin, a cerebroside peculiar to the thinking structure of the brain, is opaque to them.

From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar

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