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galactoceramide

galactoceramide noun: a glycosylceramide in which the sugar is galactose.

Noun

galactoceramide (plural galactoceramides)

  1. A glycosylceramide in which the sugar is galactose

Forms of galactoceramide

pluralgalactoceramides

Origin of galactoceramide

From galacto- + ceramide.

Questions about galactoceramide

What does galactoceramide mean?
Galactoceramide means a glycosylceramide in which the sugar is galactose.
What part of speech is galactoceramide?
Galactoceramide is a noun.
What is the plural of galactoceramide?
The plural of galactoceramide is galactoceramides.

Words near galactoceramide in the dictionary

  1. galactobiose
  2. galactocele
  3. galactoceles
  4. galactocentric
  5. galactocentrically
  6. galactoceramide
  7. galactoceramides
  8. galactocerebrocide
  9. galactocerebrosidase
  10. galactocerebrosidases
  11. galactocerebroside

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