glycolipid

See also: Glycolipid

English

Etymology

glyco- +‎ lipid

Pronunciation

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Noun

glycolipid (plural glycolipids)

1. (biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes
2. (biochemistry) A similar compound lacking a phosphate group

Derived terms

• glyceroglycolipid
• glycolipidome
• glycolipidomics
• glycolipidosis
• sulfoglycolipid

 

Translations

an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 糖脂 (tong⁴ zi¹)

  Mandarin: 糖脂 (zh) (tángzhī)

• French: glycolipide m
• German: Glycolipid n
• Greek: γλυκολιπίδιο n (glykolipídio)
• Italian: glicolipide (it) m
• Japanese: 糖脂質 (とうししつ)
• Kazakh: гликолипид (glikolipid)
• Portuguese: glicolipídio m
• Romanian: glicolipidă f
• Spanish: glucolípido m
• Turkish: glikolipit