Meanings
nounceramide (plural ceramides)
plural ceramides
- biochemistryAny of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue
Origin
Blend of cerebroside + amide, or from Latin cēra (“wax”) + amide.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish keramidi
- keramidilipid
French céramide
- céramidelipid
German Ceramid
- Ceramidlipid
Greek κεραμίδιο, κηραμίδιο
- κεραμίδιο (keramídio)lipid
- κηραμίδιο (kiramídio)lipid
Polish ceramid
- ceramidlipid
Portuguese ceramida
- ceramidalipid
Romanian ceramidă
- ceramidălipid
Russian церамид
- церамид (ceramid)lipid
Spanish ceramida
- ceramidalipid
Swedish ceramid
- ceramidlipid
Turkish seramid
- seramidlipid
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
ceramide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceramide
MLA
“ceramide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceramide. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceramide,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceramide.
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