GLYCOLIPID


Meaning of GLYCOLIPID in English

/gluy'keuh lip"id/ , n. Biochem.

any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.

[ 1935-40; GLYCO- + LIPID ]

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