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glycosphingolipid

glycosphingolipid noun: a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide.

Noun

glycosphingolipid (plural glycosphingolipids)

  1. a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide

Forms of glycosphingolipid

pluralglycosphingolipids

Origin of glycosphingolipid

From glyco- + sphingolipid.

Words formed from glycosphingolipid

Questions about glycosphingolipid

What does glycosphingolipid mean?
Glycosphingolipid means a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide.
What part of speech is glycosphingolipid?
Glycosphingolipid is a noun.
What is the plural of glycosphingolipid?
The plural of glycosphingolipid is glycosphingolipids.

Words near glycosphingolipid in the dictionary

  1. glycosomal
  2. glycosome
  3. glycosomes
  4. glycosometer
  5. glycosometers
  6. glycosphingolipid
  7. glycosphingolipidosis
  8. glycosphingolipids
  9. glycosteroid
  10. glycosteroids
  11. glycostructure

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