glycosyllipid

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noun

glycolipid

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

nounglycosyllipid (plural glycosyllipids)

plural glycosyllipids

  1. chemistryglycolipid

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishglycosyl
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  12. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  13. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Frenchlipide
  16. Englishlipid
  17. Englishglycosyllipid

From glycosyl + lipid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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