Meaning Of The Word Cerebroside

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cerebroside in American English
a lipid that contains galactose and is found normally in brain and nerve tissue
noun: 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 in British English
noun: any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves

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