galactosphingolipid

noun

Any sphingolipid in which the sugar component is galactose

OriginEnglish sphingolipid ← Ancient Greek γάλακτ- (gálakt-) →
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Meanings

noungalactosphingolipid (plural galactosphingolipids)

plural galactosphingolipids

  1. biochemistryAny sphingolipid in which the sugar component is galactose

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Englishsphingolipid
  5. Englishgalactosphingolipid

From galacto- + sphingolipid.

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APA

galactosphingolipid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosphingolipid

MLA

“galactosphingolipid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosphingolipid. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactosphingolipid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosphingolipid.

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