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gan⋅gli⋅o⋅side

  [gang-glee-uh-sahyd]
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–noun Biochemistry.
any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.
Origin:
1940–45; gangli(on) + -ose 2 + -ide
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gan·gli·o·side   (gāng'glē-ə-sīd')   
n.  Any of a group of galactose-containing cerebrosides found in the surface membranes of nerve cells.

[gangli(on) + -os(e)2 + -ide.]
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Main Entry: gan·gli·o·side
Pronunciation: 'ga[ng]-glE-&-"sId
Function: noun
: any of a group of glycolipids that are foundespecially in the plasma membrane of cells of the gray matter and have sialic acid, hexoses, and hexosamines in the carbohydrate part and ceramide as the lipid
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ganglioside gan·gli·o·side (gāng'glē-ə-sīd')
n.
Any of a group of glycosphingolipids chemically similar to the cerebrosides, found principally in the surface membrane of nerve cells and in the spleen.

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