Glycosphingolipid
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noun.
a
lipid
that contains at least one
monosaccharide
unit and either a
sphingoid
or a
ceramide
Word Usage
"Investigators reported that in healthy cells these regions, known as glycosphingolipid-enriched microdomains, or GEMs, include tiny amounts of GM1."
Etymologically Related
glycosylceramide
glycosylsphingoid