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galactose

[ guh-lak-tohs ]
/ gəˈlæk toʊs /
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noun Chemistry.

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.

Words related to galactose

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

Words nearby galactose

galactorrhea, galactosamine, galactosaminoglycan, galactosan, galactoscope, galactose, galactose cataract, galactose tolerance test, galactosemia, galactosidase, galactoside

Origin of galactose

First recorded in 1865–70; galact- + -ose2
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British Dictionary definitions for galactose

galactose
/ (ɡəˈlæktəʊz, -əʊs) /

noun

a white water-soluble monosaccharide found in lactose. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
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Medical definitions for galactose

galactose
[ gə-lăk′tōs′ ]

n.

A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose.brain sugar
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Scientific definitions for galactose

galactose
[ gə-lăk′tōs′ ]

A monosaccharide commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and mucilages. Chemical formula: C6H12O6.
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