1. Noun. (biochemistry) A lipid composed of sphingosine and a fatty acid. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ceramide
1. any of various lipids [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ceramide
1. An N acyl sphingosine, the lipid moiety of glycosphingolipids.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
