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lipid vs cerebroside

cerebroside vs lipid

lipid and cerebroside both are nouns.

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

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