sphingolipid

[ sfĭng′gō-lĭp′ĭd, -lī′pĭd ]

n.

Any of a group of lipids, such as sphingomyelins or cerebrosides, that yield sphingosine or its derivatives upon hydrolysis.

Words nearby sphingolipid

sphincteritis, sphincterolysis, sphincteroplasty, sphincterotomy, sphingid, sphingolipid, sphingolipidosis, sphingomyelin, sphingomyelin lipidosis, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase, sphingosine