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galactose: Meaning and Definition of
ga•lac•tose
Pronunciation: (gu-lak'tōs), [key]
— n. Chem.
- a white, crystalline, water-soluble hexose sugar, CHO, obtained in its dextrorotatory form from milk sugar by hydrolysis and in its levorotatory form from mucilages.
See also:
- galactose (Thesaurus)
