glyceroglycolipid etymology

English word glyceroglycolipid comes from English glycolipid, English glycero- ((organic chemistry) Derived from glycerol.)

Detailed word origin of glyceroglycolipid

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
glycolipid English (eng) (biochemistry) A similar compound lacking a phosphate group. (biochemistry) An association of a carbohydrate and a phospholipid, such as phosphatidylinositol, found in cell membranes.
glycero- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Derived from glycerol.
glyceroglycolipid English (eng) (organic chemistry) Any glycolipid formed from a glycerophospholipid.

Words with the same origin as glyceroglycolipid

Descendants of glycero-
galactoglycerolipid glyceroketone glycerolipid glyceroneogenesis glycerophosphoglucose glycerophospholipid glycerophosphoric glycerophosphoric acid glycerophosphorylation glycerophosphorylcholine glycoglycerolipid