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betagalactosidase
[bey-tuh-guh-lak-tuh-sahy-deys, -deyz, bee-]
noun
Biochemistry.
any of a family of enzymes capable of liberating galactose from carbohydrates.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of betagalactosidase1
beta + galactoside a glycoside in which the sugar is galactose (< French; galactose, -ide ( def. ) ) + -ase
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