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cerebroside

noun

A cerebroside is any of various organic lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose; it occurs in the myelin sheath of cerebrospinal neurons.

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11
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
16

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noun

  1. A cerebroside is any of various organic lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose; it occurs in the myelin sheath of cerebrospinal neurons.

    “A cerebroside is a glycolipid.”

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A cerebroside is a glycolipid.

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