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galactose definition

ga·lac·tose (gə lak′tōs′)

noun

a white, crystalline monosaccharide, prepared by the hydrolysis of lactose

Etymology: galact(o)- + -ose

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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