GALACTOSE


Meaning of GALACTOSE in English

[ gə'laktəʊz , -s ]

■ noun Chemistry a sugar of the hexose class which is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides.

Origin

C19: from Gk gala , galaktos 'milk' + -ose 2 .

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