GALACTAN


Meaning of GALACTAN in English

/geuh lak"teuhn, -tan/ , n. Biochem.

any of the class of hexosans, as agar, that yield galactose upon hydrolysis.

Also, galactosan .

[ 1885-90; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .