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glycolipid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈɡlaɪkoʊˌlɪpɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A similar compound lacking a phosphate group

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *dlukús Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. English glyco- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos) Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusbor. French -ide French lipidebor. English lipid English glycolipid From glyco- + lipid.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 糖脂 (tong4 zi1) — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糖脂 (tángzhī) — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • French: glycolipide — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • German: Glycolipid — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Greek: γλυκολιπίδιο (glykolipídio) — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Italian: glicolipide — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Japanese: 糖脂質 — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Kazakh: гликолипид (glikolipid) — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Portuguese: glicolipídio — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Romanian: glicolipidă — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Spanish: glucolípido — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes
  • Turkish: glikolipit — an association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid found in cell membranes