/seuh ree"breuh suyd', ser"euh-/ , n. Biochem.
any of a class of glycolipids, found in brain tissue and the medullary sheaths of nerves, that, upon hydrolysis, yield sphingosine, galactose or certain other sugars, and a fatty acid.
[ 1880-85; CEREBR- + -OSE 2 + -IDE ]