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ganglioside

[ gang-glee-uh-sahyd ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ganglioside1

First recorded in 1940–45; gangli(on) + -ose 2 + -ide ( def )

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