glycoglycerolipid

noun

Any glycolipid containing at least one sugar residue linked directly to the glycerol moiety

OriginEnglish glycerolipid ← Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) →
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Meanings

nounglycoglycerolipid (plural glycoglycerolipids)

plural glycoglycerolipids

  1. chemistryAny glycolipid containing at least one sugar residue linked directly to the glycerol moiety

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  2. Englishglyco-
  3. Englishglycerolipid
  4. Englishglycoglycerolipid

From glyco- + glycerolipid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

glyceroglycolipid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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