sulfolipid

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/ˈsʌl.fəˌlɪ.pəd/

noun

any sulfate ester of a glycolipid

OriginEnglish lipid ← French lipide ← Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos) →
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Meanings

nounsulfolipid (plural sulfolipids)

plural sulfolipids · alternative sulpholipid

  1. chemistryany sulfate ester of a glycolipid

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leyp-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lípos
  10. Ancient Greekλῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)
  11. Frenchlipide
  12. Englishlipid
  13. Englishsulfolipid

From sulfo- + lipid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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