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lipoid vs cerebroside

cerebroside vs lipoid

lipoid and cerebroside both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lipoid Yes No No No
cerebroside Yes No No No
As nouns, cerebroside is a hyponym of lipoid; that is, cerebroside is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lipoid:
  • lipoid: 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 lipoid include fat, triglyceride, oil, phospholipid, wax.
lipoid (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 lipoid and cerebroside

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