GALACT-

Meaning of GALACT- in English

or galacto- combining form see: galaxy milk , related to galactose

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GALACT- — combining form or galacto- Etymology: galact- from Middle French or Latin; Middle French galact-, from Latin, from Greek galakt-, from …
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GALACT- — var. of galacto- before a vowel: galactagogue.
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GALACT- — or galacto- Etymology: Latin galact-, from Greek galakt-, galakto-, from galakt-, gala — more at galaxy 1. : milk galacto …
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GALACT- — [galact-] or galacto- comb form [L galact-, fr. Gk galakt-, galakto-, fr. galakt-, gala] 1: milk "galactorrhea" 2: related to …
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GALACT — Variant: or galacto- Function: combining form Etymology: Latin galact-, from Greek galakt-, galakto-, from galakt-, gala ― more at GALAXY …
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GAL — gal- [gal-/galact-] n [occurring in compounds] gal- (= milk)
Interlingua English vocab
GALACTOSE — noun Etymology: French, from galact- Date: 1866 a sugar C 6 H 12 O 6 less soluble and less sweet …
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GALACTO- — combining form see: galact-
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GALACTOPOIETIC — I. ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷|ed.ik adjective Etymology: galact- + -poietic : inducing galactopoiesis II. noun ( -s ) : a galactopoietic agent
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GALACTAGOGUE — I. adjective or ga·lac·to·gogue gəˈlaktəˌgäg sometimes -gȯg Etymology: probably from New Latin galactagogus, from galact- + -agogus -agogue : promoting …
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POLYGALACTIA — ˌpälēgəˈlaksh(ē)ə, -älə̇g-, -ktēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from poly- + galact- + -ia : excessive milk secretion
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GALACTURONIC ACID — gə|laktyə|ränik- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary galact- + -uronic : a crystalline aldehyde-acid HOOC(CHOH) 4 CHO that is obtainable from …
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GALACTOSE — gəˈlakˌtōs also -ōz noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from galact- + -ose : an aldose sugar HOCH 2 (CHOH) …
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GALACTORRHEA — noun or ga·lac·tor·rhoea gəˌlaktəˈrēə ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from galact- + -rrhea or -rrhoea : a spontaneous flow …
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GALACTOPOIESIS — gəˌlaktəˌpȯiˈēsə̇s noun ( plural galactopoie·ses -ēˌsēz) Etymology: New Latin, from galact- + -poiesis : formation and secretion of milk
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GALACTOPHOROUS — |gaˌlak|täf(ə)res adjective Etymology: Greek galaktophoros, from galakt- galact- + -phoros -phorous : conveying milk a galactophorous duct
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GALACTOPHORE — gəˈlaktəˌfō(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: galact- + -phore : a duct carrying milk
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GALACTONIC ACID — |gaˌlak|tänik- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary galact- + -onic : a crystalline acid HOCH 2 (CHOH) 4 COOH obtained by …
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GALACTOMANNAN — “+ noun Etymology: galact- + mannan : any of several polysaccharides that occur especially in seeds (as locust beans) and …
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GALACTOLIPID — noun also ga·lac·to·lipide or ga·lac·to·lipin gə|laktə+ Etymology: galact- + lipid or lipide or lipin : a glycolipid that yields galactose …
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GALACTOCENTRIC — gə|laktə|sen.trik adjective Etymology: galact- + -centric : having or relating to the Milky Way as the center a galactocentric universe
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GALACTOCELE — gəˈlaktəˌsēl noun ( -s ) Etymology: probably from New Latin galactocele, from galact- + -cele : a cystic tumor containing …
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GALACTO- — — see gala- , galact-
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GALACTIN — gəˈlaktən, -(ˌ)tin noun ( -s ) Etymology: galact- (from Greek galakt-, gala milk) + -in : lactogenic hormone
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GALACTIA — gəˈlakshēə, -ktēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from galact- + -ia : a large genus of twining herbs or …
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GALACTAN — gəˈlaktən, -ˌtan noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary galact- + -an : any of several polysaccharides of plant …
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HYPERGALACTIA — /huy'peuhr geuh lak"tee euh/ , n. Pathol. an abnormally large secretion of milk. Also, hypergalactosia /huy'peuhr gal'ak toh"see euh/ , …
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GALACTOSE — /geuh lak"tohs/ , n. Chem. a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained in …
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GALACTOID — /geuh lak"toyd/ , adj. resembling milk; milky. [ 1880-85; GALACT- + -OID ]
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GALACTO- — a combining form meaning "milk," used in the formation of compound words: galactopoietic. Also, esp. before a vowel, galact- . …
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GALACTIN — /geuh lak"tin/ , n. Biochem. prolactin. [ 1830-40; GALACT- + -IN 2 ]
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GALACTIC — /geuh lak"tik/ , adj. 1. Astron. a. of or pertaining to a galaxy. b. of or pertaining to the Milky …
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