ganglioside

ganglioside
/gang"glee euh suyd'/, n. Biochem.
any of a class of glycolipids, found chiefly in nerve ganglia, that upon hydrolysis yield sphingosine, neuraminic acid, a fatty acid, and a monosaccharide.
[1940-45; GANGLI(ON) + -OSE2 + -IDE]

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