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galactosamine

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

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of galactosamine1

First recorded in 1895–1900; galactose + -amine

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