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Word: Galactose
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Greek gala, galaktos ‘milk’ + -ose
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡəˈlaktəʊz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sugar of the hexose class which is a constituent of lactose and many polysaccharides.
Short Definition:sugar of hexose class which is constituent of lactose
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