glycolipid

[ glahy-kuh-lip-id ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. any of a class of lipids, comprising the cerebrosides and gangliosides, that upon hydrolysis yield galactose or a similar sugar, a fatty acid, and sphingosine or dihydrosphingosine.

glycolipid

/ ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪpɪd /

noun

1. any of a group of lipids containing a carbohydrate group, commonly glucose or galactose

Word History and Origins

Origin of glycolipid¹

First recorded in 1935–40; glyco- + lipid

Example Sentences

Structural analysis for glycolipid recognition by the C-type lectins Mincle and MCL.

From Nature

Adding their genome to the repertoire of sequenced primates illuminates new signals of positive selection in several pathways including glycolipid metabolism.

From Nature

Two new Gene Ontology categories were statistically enriched for positive selection in primates: ‘visual perception’ and ‘glycolipid metabolic processes’.

From Nature