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gly⋅co⋅lip⋅id

  [glahy-kuh-lip-id]
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–noun Biochemistry.
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.
Origin:
1935–40; glyco- + lipid
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gly·co·lip·id   (glī'kə-lĭp'ĭd)   
n.  A lipid that contains one or more carbohydrate groups.
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Main Entry: gly·co·lip·id
Pronunciation: "glI-kO-'lip-&d
Function: noun
: a lipid (as a ganglioside or a cerebroside) that containsa carbohydrate radical
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glycolipid gly·co·lip·id (glī'kə-lĭp'ĭd)
n.
A lipid, such as a cerebroside, that contains carbohydrate groups.

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