ganglioside
noun
gan·gli·o·side
ˈgaŋ-glē-ə-ˌsīd 
: any of a group of glycolipids that yield a hexose sugar on hydrolysis and are found especially in the plasma membrane of cells of the gray matter
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ganglioside
noun
gan·gli·o·side
ˈgaŋ-glē-ə-ˌsīd
: any of a group of glycolipids that are found especially in the plasma membrane of cells of the gray matter and have sialic acid, hexoses, and hexosamines in the carbohydrate part and ceramide as the lipid
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