galact-

Variant of galacto-

galacto- definition

galacto- (gə lak′tō, -tə)

milk, milky galactometer
also, before a vowel, galact- galact′·- (gə lakt′)

Etymology: Gr gala: see galactic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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