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cerebroside vs lipid

lipid vs cerebroside

cerebroside and lipid both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cerebroside Yes No No No
lipid Yes No No No
As nouns, lipid is a hypernym of cerebroside; that is, lipid is a word with a broader meaning than cerebroside:
  • cerebroside: A cerebroside is any of various organic lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose; it occurs in the myelin sheath of cerebrospinal neurons.
  • lipid: an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
Other hypernyms of cerebroside include lipide, lipoid.
cerebroside (noun) lipid (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. an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)
Difference between cerebroside and lipid

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