galactolipid

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noun

Any glycolipid in which the sugar component is galactose

OriginEnglish lipid ← French lipide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- →
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Meanings

noungalactolipid (plural galactolipids)

plural galactolipids

  1. biochemistryAny glycolipid in which the sugar component is galactose

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  6. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Frenchlipide
  9. Englishlipid
  10. Englishgalactolipid

From galacto- + lipid.

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APA

galactolipid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactolipid

MLA

“galactolipid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactolipid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactolipid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactolipid.

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