English Explanatory Dictionary

cerebroside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue

Word forms

cerebroside cerebrosides

Etymology

From cerebrose galactose, cerebro- + -ose + -ide.

Related words

asteriacerebroside myelin

Derived words

ceramide cerebrosidase galactocerebroside glucocerebroside lactocerebroside

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