English

lysogalactosylceramide

From lyso- + galactosylceramide.

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut off, release’

Ancient Greek λύω ‘to loose’

Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς ‘a loosening’

English lyso-

Today it means

noun Any derivative of a galactosylceramide in which an acyl group has been removed by hydrolysis

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Etymograph / lysogalactosylceramide