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glycolipid

/ˈɡlaɪkoʊˌlɪpɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
gly-col-ipid
IPA
/ˈɡlaɪkoʊˌlɪpɪd/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

A similar compound lacking a phosphate group

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡlaɪkoʊˌlɪpɪd/

Inflected Forms

glycolipids (plural)

Derived Forms

glyceroglycolipid glycolipidome glycolipidomics glycolipidosis neoglycolipid peptidoglycolipid phosphoglycolipid proteoglycolipid sialoglycolipid sphingoglycolipid sulfoglycolipid

Questions

How do you pronounce glycolipid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡlaɪkoʊˌlɪpɪd/.
What does glycolipid mean?
An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes
Where does glycolipid come from?
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.

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