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galactose

[guh-lak-tohs]
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noun Chemistry.
  1. a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C6H12O6, obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages.

Origin of galactose

First recorded in 1865–70; galact- + -ose2
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Related Words for galactose

sugar, starch, lactose, glucose, cellulose, galactose, glycogen, monosaccharide, disaccharide, sucrose, maltose, fructose, dextrose, dextrin, polysaccharide

Examples from the Web for galactose

Historical Examples of galactose

  • This was directly established for glucose, lævulose, galactose, and arabinose .

  • A complex of products was obtained, from which galactose was isolated.

  • On saponifying, it is split up into digitogenin, galactose, and dextrose.

  • The temperature coefficient of the fermentation of galactose also differs slightly from that of the other hexoses.

  • It will be seen that in one case the rate of fermentation of galactose was considerably greater than that of glucose.

British Dictionary definitions for galactose

galactose

noun
  1. a white water-soluble monosaccharide found in lactose. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
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galactose in Medicine

galactose

[gə-lăk′tōs′]
n.
  1. A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose.brain sugar
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galactose in Science

galactose

[gə-lăk′tōs′]
  1. A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and mucilages. Chemical formula: C6H12O6.
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