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cerebroside

ce·re·bro·side
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-bruh-sahyd, ser-uh-]
    • /səˈri brəˌsaɪd, ˈsɛr ə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-ree-bruh-sahyd, ser-uh-]
    • /səˈri brəˌsaɪd, ˈsɛr ə-/

Definitions of cerebroside word

  • noun cerebroside any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves 3
  • noun cerebroside a lipid that contains galactose and is found normally in brain and nerve tissue 3
  • noun cerebroside 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. 1
  • noun cerebroside Any of a group of complex lipids present in the sheaths of nerve fibers. 1
  • noun cerebroside (biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue. 0

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Origin of cerebroside

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; cerebr- + -ose2 + -ide

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Parts of speech for Cerebroside

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cerebroside popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cerebroside usage trend in Literature

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