Galactose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A monosaccharide, C6H12O6, commonly occurring in lactose and in certain pectins, gums, and mucilages.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A monosaccharide found, along with lactose, in dairy products, and is synthesized by the body where it is found associated with glycolipids and glycoproteins.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose (though it is not lactose proper).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A crystalline dextrorotatory sugar, C6H12O6, produced by the action of dilute acids on milk-sugar.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a simple sugar found in lactose
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    saccharose    sucrose   
    Variant
    lactose   
    Form
    galactomannan   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lactose   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fructose    catechol    xanthine    flavoprotein    mannose   
     
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