GANGLIOSIDE


Meaning of GANGLIOSIDE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' ga ŋ -gl ē - ə - ˌ s ī d

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ganglion + 2 -ose + -ide

Date: 1943

: any of a group of glycolipids that yield a hexose sugar on hydrolysis and are found especially in the plasma membrane of cells of the gray matter

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