Etymology

glycosphingolipid

Today it means: a lipid that contains at least one monosaccharide unit and either a sphingoid or a ceramide Full definition →

English sphingolipid ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Englishsphingolipid
  5. English todayglycosphingolipid

From glyco- + sphingolipid.

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