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Definition of: cerebroside
(ser′ə·brō·sīd′) noun Biochem.
A nitrogenous fatty substance found in brain and nerve tissue, containing galactose and forming a series of complex fatty acids, as phrenosin: also called galactolipin. [<CEREBR(O)- + -OSE + -IDE]
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