galactosamine

[ guh-lak-tos-uh-meen, -min, -toh-suh- ]

nounBiochemistry.
  1. an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.

Origin of galactosamine

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; galactose + -amine

Words Nearby galactosamine

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