ceramide
English
/ˈsɪɹ.əˌmaɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (biochemistry) Any of various lipids formed by linking a fatty acid to sphingosine and found widely but in small amounts in plant and animal tissue
Etymology
Affix from Latin cēra (wax) + English amide.
Origin
English
amide
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acetoamide English
- acrylamide English
- acylamide English
- adipocere English
- adipocire English
- amidation English
- amide English
- amidic English
- amidification English
- amidogen English
- amidol English
- amiloride English
- aminoamide English
- ammonia English
- benzamide English
- bisamide English
- ceraceous English
- ceramidase English
- cero- English
- chloralamide English
- chloramide English
- deamidase English
- deoxyceramide English
- diamide English
- diethylamide English
- dihydroceramide English
- galactoceramide English
- galactosyl English
- galactosylceramidase English
- galactosylceramide English
- glycinamide English
- haloamide English
- hexamethylphosphoramide English
- hydramide English
- hydroxyamide English
- isopropylamide English
- ketoamide English
- lactamide English
- lactosyl English
- lactosylceramidase English
- lactosylceramide English
- lipoamide English
- lysogalactosylceramide English
- monamide English
- monoamide English
- naphthylamide English
- niacinamide English
- nitroamide English
- oligoamide English
- oxoamide English
- phosphamide English
- phosphoceramide English
- phosphoramide English
- phytoceramidase English
- phytoceramide English
- polyamide English
- polyesteramide English
- propargylamide English
- retroamide English
- salicylamide English
- selenoamide English
- succinamide English
- tartramide English
- thioamide English
- triamide English
- tropicamide English
- xanthamide English
- xylamide English
- cero Latin
- cerosus Latin
- cēra Latin
- cera Italian
- cera Spanish, Castilian
- cire Old French
- cera Catalan, Valencian
- ceară Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- céir Old Irish
- cera Old Portuguese
- tsearã Aromanian
- cera Occitan
- cera Asturian
- cere Friulian
- cira Sicilian
- caira Dalmatian
- *kuɨr Proto-Brythonic
- cero-
- amide
- amidol
- amidic
- ammonia
- diamide
- bisamide
- triamide
- xylamide
- monamide
- lactosyl
- oxoamide
- amidogen
- ketoamide
- polyamide
- ceraceous
- amiloride
- deamidase
- lactamide
- adipocere
- hydramide
- adipocire
- thioamide
- haloamide
- benzamide
- amidation
- lipoamide
- monoamide
- acylamide
- chloramide
- aminoamide
- retroamide
- ceramidase
- oligoamide
- nitroamide
- tartramide
- acrylamide
- galactosyl
- xanthamide
- acetoamide
- glycinamide
- selenoamide
- phosphamide
- niacinamide
- succinamide
- tropicamide
- hydroxyamide
- diethylamide
- chloralamide
- salicylamide
- phytoceramide
- naphthylamide
- deoxyceramide
- amidification
- phosphoramide
- polyesteramide
- isopropylamide
- propargylamide
- phosphoceramide
- phytoceramidase
- galactoceramide
- dihydroceramide
- lactosylceramide
- galactosylceramide
- lactosylceramidase
- galactosylceramidase
- lysogalactosylceramide
- hexamethylphosphoramide