sulfoglycolipid

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noun

Any of several glycolipids that contain sulfate groups

OriginEnglish glycolipid ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

nounsulfoglycolipid (plural sulfoglycolipids)

plural sulfoglycolipids

  1. biochemistryAny of several glycolipids that contain sulfate groups

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Englishglycolipid
  9. Englishsulfoglycolipid

From sulfo- + glycolipid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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