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glycolipid

[ glahy-kuh-lip-id ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.


glycolipid

/ ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪpɪd /

noun

  1. any of a group of lipids containing a carbohydrate group, commonly glucose or galactose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of glycolipid1

First recorded in 1935–40; glyco- + lipid

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