CERAMIDE


Meaning of CERAMIDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsir-ə-ˌmīd, ˈser- ]

noun

Etymology: cer ebroside + amide

Date: 1958

: any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.