galactan

[ guh-lak-tuh n, -tan ]
/ gəˈlæk tən, -tæn /

noun Biochemistry.

any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.

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Also galactosan.

Origin of galactan

From German, dating back to 1885–90; see origin at galact-, -ane

Words nearby galactan

gala, galabia, galact-, galactacrasia, galactagogue, galactan, galactic, galactic cluster, galactic coordinate, galactic coordinate system, galactic equator
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