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cerebroside

[ suh-ree-bruh-sahyd, ser-uh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. any of a class of glycolipids, found in brain tissue and the medullary sheaths of nerves, that, upon hydrolysis, yield sphingosine, galactose or certain other sugars, and a fatty acid.


cerebroside

/ ˈsɛrɪbrəʊˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. biochem any glycolipid in which N -acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebroside1

First recorded in 1880–85; cerebr- + -ose 2 + -ide ( def )
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Example Sentences

However, cerebin, a cerebroside peculiar to the thinking structure of the brain, is opaque to them.

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