"cerebroside" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cerebrosides [plural]
Etymology: From cerebrose galactose, cerebro- + -ose + -ide. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cerebroside (plural cerebrosides)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue Wikipedia link: cerebroside Categories (topical): Biochemistry Related terms: asteriacerebroside, myelin
    Sense id: en-cerebroside-en-noun-Dfzq1pMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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