cerebroside

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noun

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

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Meanings

nouncerebroside (plural cerebrosides)

plural cerebrosides

  1. biochemistryAny of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue

Origin

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

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Translations

Greek κερεβροζίτης
  • κερεβροζίτης (kerevrozítis)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cerberoside
Cite this entry
APA

cerebroside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebroside

MLA

“cerebroside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebroside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebroside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebroside.

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