Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceramide

/ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: ce-ramide
IPA: /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue

Etymology

Blend of cerebroside + amide, or from Latin cēra (“wax”) + amide.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/

Inflected Forms

ceramides (plural)

Derived Forms

ceramidase deoxyceramide dihydroceramide galactoceramide galactosylceramidase galactosylceramide lactosylceramidase lactosylceramide neolactotetraosylceramide phosphoceramide phosphorylceramide phytoceramide

Questions

How do you pronounce ceramide?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/.
What does ceramide mean?: Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue
Where does ceramide come from?: Blend of cerebroside + amide, or from Latin cēra (“wax”) + amide.

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