CEREBROSIDE


Meaning of CEREBROSIDE in English

[ 'sɛrɪbrə(ʊ)sʌɪd ]

■ noun Biochemistry any of a group of complex lipids present in the sheaths of nerve fibres.

Origin

C19: from L. cerebrum 'brain' + -ose 2 + -ide .

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